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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Having enjoyed The Dictionary of Lost Words, I was pleased to have the opportunity to read The Bookbinder of Jericho.
This new novel by Pip Williams is similar in style and tone to her first book. A gentle, historical story with lots of detail about the publishing process in Oxford during the First World War. I took a little while to get properly into the story but was gripped fairly quickly. I enjoyed the focus on women, similar to the author’s first book, which was a refreshing take on this period of history.
I think anyone who enjoyed the first of these books will enjoy this second too.
This new novel by Pip Williams is similar in style and tone to her first book. A gentle, historical story with lots of detail about the publishing process in Oxford during the First World War. I took a little while to get properly into the story but was gripped fairly quickly. I enjoyed the focus on women, similar to the author’s first book, which was a refreshing take on this period of history.
I think anyone who enjoyed the first of these books will enjoy this second too.
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A charming little ode to the women of world war 1 and books. It’s really a great and touching read.
A charming little ode to the women of world war 1 and books. It’s really a great and touching read.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Took me a while to settle into, but once I got there, I quite happily ambled through the story. Another well written book by Pip which weaves in historical facts to a story that sucks you write into the characters lives and what they believe in.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A wonderful story about knowing you want more from your life, but having to make difficult decisions as to whether or not you should pursue those dreams.
Peggy’s job is to “bind books, not read them…”. Her and her twin sister, Maude, work in the bindery at Oxford University Press. After the death of their mother, Peggy feels she needs to be there to watch after Maude. Maude is unique and vulnerable.
Peggy feels responsible for Maude but dreams of more in life than just working at the bindery for the rest of it. One where she gets to study at Somerville College right across the street from the bindery. She watches each day as the students enter and just wants to be part of that world. More than anything she wants to go to the college’s library.
When WW1 strikes, their entire world is upended. New opportunities will arise for Peggy. Maybe a chance to pursue her dream of higher education, a chance to fall in love, and maybe have a life where she is not solely responsible for her sister.
I loved this book beginning to end. The cast a characters were delightful and even though the story was set in a horrible time in history, WW1 and the Spanish flu, it still felt hopeful to me. That is a huge feat. There were so many ways Williams could have chose to go with this story and I just think she picked all the right ones. I was so happy with where everyone’s story ended up. It’s not often that I feel that contented with the ending of a book, very well done.
There are to many quotes and passages that I enjoyed to list here, JUST READ IT.
Peggy’s job is to “bind books, not read them…”. Her and her twin sister, Maude, work in the bindery at Oxford University Press. After the death of their mother, Peggy feels she needs to be there to watch after Maude. Maude is unique and vulnerable.
Peggy feels responsible for Maude but dreams of more in life than just working at the bindery for the rest of it. One where she gets to study at Somerville College right across the street from the bindery. She watches each day as the students enter and just wants to be part of that world. More than anything she wants to go to the college’s library.
When WW1 strikes, their entire world is upended. New opportunities will arise for Peggy. Maybe a chance to pursue her dream of higher education, a chance to fall in love, and maybe have a life where she is not solely responsible for her sister.
I loved this book beginning to end. The cast a characters were delightful and even though the story was set in a horrible time in history, WW1 and the Spanish flu, it still felt hopeful to me. That is a huge feat. There were so many ways Williams could have chose to go with this story and I just think she picked all the right ones. I was so happy with where everyone’s story ended up. It’s not often that I feel that contented with the ending of a book, very well done.
There are to many quotes and passages that I enjoyed to list here, JUST READ IT.
