A review by karinlib
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

4.0

According to the title, Anne Fadiman is a common reader, I would say that it is an understatement, because she reads the way most people breath: all the time. Her essays on reading are funny and wonderful. She came a family of readers, where books contained notes in the margins, dogeared, smudged sticky fingerprints and splayed face down for easy retrieval (and I shudder at the thought). Her thoughtful and loving husband bought her 19 pounds of books from a secondhand bookstore for her birthday (I can't think of a more romantic birthday present).
If you love books about books, I highly recommend it.