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nicdra24 's review for:
The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
I was enthralled at Orlean's excellent writing, vivid descriptions and meticulous research into the circumstances surrounding the tragic fire at the Los Angeles Central Library in 1986. it is both a love letter to all libraries and a deep exploration of a tragedy where the victims were hundreds of thousands of books and irreplaceable historical records. As a librarian, Orlean made me proud to have chosen this noble profession, which I have always seen as a calling. I found myself bookmarking many passages that described so well the joys and sorrows we experience and reminded me of what I enjoy most about this work.
"The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. It is where we can glimpse immortality; in the library, we can live forever."
"The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. It is where we can glimpse immortality; in the library, we can live forever."