Reviews

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams

bookish79's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

emilyesears's review

emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

potplant's review against another edition

"They would never guess how noisy and smelly the life of a book had been before it was put in their hands. I loved that I knew this. That they didn't."

"If you shrink yourself to the smallness if your circumstances you'll soon disappear."

Beautiful and sorrowful. Moving discussions of war, class, gender and disability. 

annawebstar's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

shanayej's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

aeder's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.75

prncss1204's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

vincentli's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mtzbookworm64's review against another edition

3.0

The Bookbinder brings WW1 & the Oxford press together through woman’s point of view. Some characters from Dictionary of Lost Words are woven into story.

Found it to be slow reading & not interesting.

cecilievf's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5