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A review by jonjas
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by Matt Eversmann, James Patterson
3.0
This is chicken soup for the bookworm’s soul, but it’s way too much chicken soup. Please, gimme a goddamn grilled cheese or somethin to go with it.
What I mean is- the stories are fun, some of the first ones nearly brought a tear to my eye. But then they’re all short, often very similar, and we’re just retreading the same ground. I’d say only read half, but the quality is mixed so you might miss some of the better stuff.
There was one guy who briefly touched on rare books, but I’d like more on that. I’m curious about finances, online sellers, etc. I just wish this book cut the personal stories by maybe a third and then added more research. How many books are thrown out a year? Do little free libraries help or hurt local libraries? How evil, exactly, is Amazon? It’s not the point, I get that, but I wish the focus had expanded a little.
What I mean is- the stories are fun, some of the first ones nearly brought a tear to my eye. But then they’re all short, often very similar, and we’re just retreading the same ground. I’d say only read half, but the quality is mixed so you might miss some of the better stuff.
There was one guy who briefly touched on rare books, but I’d like more on that. I’m curious about finances, online sellers, etc. I just wish this book cut the personal stories by maybe a third and then added more research. How many books are thrown out a year? Do little free libraries help or hurt local libraries? How evil, exactly, is Amazon? It’s not the point, I get that, but I wish the focus had expanded a little.