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Wowwwwwww I loved this. Also, I listened to the audiobook and some people really dislike Susan Orlean's voice but I found it strangely comforting? Right after I finished I had to back up and listen to the last few lines being read again.
“All the things that are wrong in the world seem conquered by a library’s simple unspoken promise: Here I am, please tell me your story; here is my story, please listen.”
"The Library Book" was beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I would like to get the entirety of this book tattooed on my body.
“All the things that are wrong in the world seem conquered by a library’s simple unspoken promise: Here I am, please tell me your story; here is my story, please listen.”
"The Library Book" was beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I would like to get the entirety of this book tattooed on my body.
I had not heard about this fire. Also, I learned a lot about the history of libraries and specifically Los Angeles libraries. If you like visiting libraries, I definitely recommend this book.
This book is beautifully written. I love how, at times, I forgot I was reading nonfiction. If you love books and the library, you will love this story.
This was a delight and made me want to be a librarian.
So I made the decision to listen to this book instead of reading it. A lot of it is the history of books and library’s, which I found very interesting. My biggest struggle with getting through the book was the monotone reading by the author. Overall, it’s a very good read if you’re wanting to educate yourself on the history of the LA Downtown Public Library, books, librarians and much more.
The history of the fire and how they dealt with the aftermath was interesting. The other background and history of the library got a little boring after a while and I wanted to get back to the story on how they recovered from the fire.
funny
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reflective
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Enjoyed the history of libraries and how LA Central had developed over the years. The true crime is interesting, although not the most satisfying story. Glad it is not the primary focus of the book. Hoping it sparks some good conversation at Book Club!
This book was packed with interesting information but the flow was off. It jumped between Central library of LA history to the history of the fire in 1986 but didn’t transition well. It just seemed random what would be covered in the next chapter. Read it for the history and just accept that you won’t always know what’s coming up next.
A rather unembellished compilation of information regarding the Los Angeles Public Library fire, including but not limited to an overly detailed history of the library (and libraries themselves) and too-personal drivels about Orlean’s love of libraries. However, the positive appearance of libraries and all they do for one’s community makes up for most of the shortcomings.