3.85 AVERAGE

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It's an enjoyable book but not for me 
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Il libro è un oggetto imperituro, immortale.
Diventerà, forse, di nicchia: di una categoria di nostalgici amanti del profumo delle pagine antiche - o nuove - ed è a tutti questi che “I racconti del libraio” si rivolge. Ma non solo! Questo libro è un saggio, un’analisi in cui, attraverso aneddoti storici su personaggi famosi ed altri invece vissuti direttamente da colui che scrive - che vanta più di 30 anni di servizio come venditore di libri -, si delineano tipologie di lettori, di libri, di città libresche, di biblioteche antiche e nuove, e di libri rari, economici e di consolazione (caratteristiche che possono essere contemporaneamente rappresentate dallo stesso volume!).
“I racconti del libraio” è un’ode a chiunque ami questo oggetto, una perla per chiunque vorrebbe saperne di più sulla sua storia e sull’amore che unisce l’umanità al libro.
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Engaging and thorough.

Just not for me subject-wise 😬
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la5zl0's review

4.0
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rhonaea's review

3.0

A very detailed and learned exploration of our enduring passion for books and the written word.

I’m a lifelong lover of books and have worked for many years in libraries, and with book festivals, authors, publishers, library suppliers and bookshops. But, there were parts of this which I found densely packed about things which failed to hold my interest and then other passages which were totally enthralling, hence the three stars. It just felt a bit to earnest in parts.
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Although the author spent a lifetime selling books he didn't learn anything about writing them. This rather muddled, incoherent, disjointed and self indulgent ramble through the mid of a book seller is a let down despite the very good cover art.  Perhaps the author learnt this trick during all his years of selling!
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A curious look into people's relationship with books through the ages. And, the role of the booksellers within said history. Overall, everything is well written. But, some parts feel too fast-paced with rapid-fire examples, making some examples feel shallow, without details.