199 reviews for:

Remainders of the Day

Shaun Bythell

4.1 AVERAGE

yudithy's review against another edition

5.0

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kemmer's review against another edition

5.0

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Brilliant!

ladyreading365's review against another edition

5.0

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ellie_cripps's review against another edition

5.0

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I swear, I never want these books to end, the audio version is like fine company as I make my way through my day. Funny, interesting and educational all in one.

rossjenc's review against another edition

4.0

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trude_am's review against another edition

4.5

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nw1995's review against another edition

4.0

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sandman_1961's review against another edition

5.0

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It’s a year or so since I discovered Shaun Bythell’s first book ‘Diary of a Bookseller’. It was a revelation - nicely written, witty, sardonic and a heartfelt love of books and the book trade. This is the third diary format penned by Shaun and it retains the same fantastic qualities of the previous two books.

It is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. Amusing anecdotes and some of the characters of Wigtown that have become ’regulars’. I think the foul mouthed ‘Granny’ or Manu is one of my favourites.

Shaun Bythell writes with feeling and passion about his love of books and his frustration with the big online conglomerates.

Who knew that there were so many people who wanted to sell their libraries? Often sim of the pickings are slim but trips to look at them can be an adventure.

I would really like to visit Wigtown sometime just to see the Bookshop (and the other bookshops in the town). The description of the area makes it sound attractive (in the better weather).

Shaun also mentions some of the books he reads, which are often ones I’ve never heard of; The Machine Stops by E M Forster, being one. These are good pointers for widening horizons.

Need to get there to see Captain too!

In summary. The book is excellent. The format is perfect allowing easy reading with plenty of natural breaks (day by day).

The endnote of this book is suggestive that there may be no more diary style books forthcoming. Sad. I have his other book - Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops - again excellent. Fingers crossed he hasn’t stopped writing.

a_robin_reads's review against another edition

5.0

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• Owned book
• Reading Series

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Review:

I can read these diaries forever

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Review previously placed on my blog:

I'm currently reading Remainders of the day by Shaun Bythell. This is the third book in The diary of a bookseller series. I'm reading an owned copy. Reading this because I love this series so much and want to keep up with my owned tbr. This is an adult memoir.

So far I think I like it better than the second book, but I'm only one month in (it's in diary format). It's always lovely to read these books and they make me very happy. 

Loved this so much! Definitely better than the second book. The author explained things less and had more anecdotes with costumers. It was very interesting that these diaries are very old, this one was from 2016. I really hope he has kept up with them and that we will see more.

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rectanglenn's review against another edition

2.5

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