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brocc's review
3.0
3.5 stars. Some absolute gems in here - and did what I really wanted it to do: got me all nostalgic about the books I've read, and got me excited about the books I want to read!
nikkivrc's review
3.0
I love books about books, especially about people's love for books. However, this collection lacked diversity. The same books and authors got mentioned again and again and again.
sah_edwards's review against another edition
very interesting hearing the passion behind some author's own reading histories, but it was time i began my own reading journey
lifeonmybookcase's review against another edition
3.0
This was nice at the start, however as the book went on all of the essays blended together with the same titles being highlighted time and again. I think a bit more variety could have been achieved, although there were some lovely essays.
elisabethl's review against another edition
3.0
A 3+. Sometimes lovely. Sometimes flat. Fascinating to discover the enduring power of the Just William Children’s books, which I’d never heard of and seeing which 10 books people end up landing on.
quiddity's review against another edition
3.0
Very UK focused, and on authors who grew up reading the canonical classics (hence a fair amount of repetition). I greatly enjoyed about half of the essays within, particularly those by [a:Philip Ziegler|4140|Philip Ziegler|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1376275223p2/4140.jpg], [a:Jan Morriss|8137496|Jan Morriss|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], [a:Rana Kabbani|655928|Rana Kabbani|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1262594594p2/655928.jpg], and [a:Gita Mehta|74201|Gita Mehta|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1409280412p2/74201.jpg].
brocc's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Some absolute gems in here - and did what I really wanted it to do: got me all nostalgic about the books I've read, and got me excited about the books I want to read!
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