A review by ginger_curmudgeon
The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I enjoyed “The Librarianist”. It’s not perfect, but overall I enjoyed Patrick deWitt’s writing style. There’s a sort of underlying sarcastic curmudgeonly humor in the book. Not that it’s funny, but it’s there. 

There are times where I enjoyed Ethan and Connie, but they are generally kind of crappy people and horrible friends. I maybe relate to Bob more than I should, but he’s the most likable of the three. He’s a loner curmudgeon who loves books. Hi, it’s me.

At times I wondered if Bob and Ethan were in love and Connie was just a beard or a conduit for the love they couldn’t or wouldn’t express for each other. 

Part three, when Bob runs away as a child, was my least favorite. I enjoyed parts of it, but I occasionally felt bored with it. I didn’t care about some of the characters. I kept dreading the part where the dogs would be lost, but it didn’t happen and I was glad for that.