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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Occasionally a little dry and academic - I admit to skimming parts - but some wonderfully interesting and amusing facts and anecdotes that more than made up for the denser bits. I particularly enjoyed the 17th century bookseller who had tiny stoves attached to his arms to make reading easy in the cold...and the fact that Ruskin used a saw to make all his books the same height. Written by someone for whom the physical book and the art of bookselling are clearly everything.
Viena no labākajām lasīšanas vēstures eseju grāmatām!
Autors mani pārsteidza ne tikai ar mazāk zināmiem faktiem un perspektīvām, bet absolūti apbūra arī ar savu rakstības stilu - poētiski erudītu, ar gaumīgu humoru, un kas svarīgi - izpalika tā familiārā izteiksme, ka viss, kas ar viņu reiz noticis, ir notiekti jāpārstāsta grāmatā, jo tas ir nenormāli svarīgi.
Kā jau laba grāmata, šī mani mudināja lasīt tālāk, un dažas jau esmu iegādājusies, atliek tikai izbīdīt laiku, kad. Ha ha ha.
Autors mani pārsteidza ne tikai ar mazāk zināmiem faktiem un perspektīvām, bet absolūti apbūra arī ar savu rakstības stilu - poētiski erudītu, ar gaumīgu humoru, un kas svarīgi - izpalika tā familiārā izteiksme, ka viss, kas ar viņu reiz noticis, ir notiekti jāpārstāsta grāmatā, jo tas ir nenormāli svarīgi.
Kā jau laba grāmata, šī mani mudināja lasīt tālāk, un dažas jau esmu iegādājusies, atliek tikai izbīdīt laiku, kad. Ha ha ha.
informative
medium-paced
I thought I'd like the book but...
It was not what I expected. It was dense. The topics covered didn't interest me or, more like, I didn't find the way they were written interesting (or the chosen information). I haven't actually read all the chapters. Plus, I skim read some of them. The library/private collectors chapter was the most interesting one, I think.
It was not what I expected. It was dense. The topics covered didn't interest me or, more like, I didn't find the way they were written interesting (or the chosen information). I haven't actually read all the chapters. Plus, I skim read some of them. The library/private collectors chapter was the most interesting one, I think.
A book about books, what’s not to like?!
Really enjoyed this dive into the world of books, books shops and the history of books/libraries
Really enjoyed this dive into the world of books, books shops and the history of books/libraries
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
This is a delightful treasure trove, which makes you appreciate the book even more. Sometimes it suffers under the weight of its own pretensions, which is where the prose can drag a little. Most of the time, though, a fascinating, diverting and life-affirming love affair with the book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Torture
I enjoyed this book as it was a great diversion. At times the name dropping and giant words became tiresome but overall enjoyable!
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
An enjoyable history of literacy and the book trade. There's a bit of memoir in here too but it's not the focus. Pairs well with Alberto Manguel's books on reading.