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lisa_d9 's review for:
The Diary of a Bookseller
by Shaun Bythell
Yes, it’s a bit tedious but it’s pretty true to life. As a former bookseller, it brought back memories. Anyone who has ever said “there’s no such thing as a stupid question” has never worked in a bookstore.
That being said, if readers read this expecting the entries to be more exciting, they likely have never worked in a bookstore and have a whimsical view of the idea. I can attest it’s mostly dealing with customers asking trying questions or mentioning Amazon.
I actually enjoyed hearing the everyday errands of going to view book collections that were for sale. That actually sounds like an enjoyable thing and so personal to view a collection of someone who is recently deceased. To be an outsider and observe the collection of a person no longer living seemed so beautiful to me.
Nicky sounds like a treat. Captain is incredible. Shaun is just so tired of everyone’s shit.
I could also relate to the simplicity of the start of the chapters, showing how many online orders they got and how many of those books they found. I would volunteer to pick books for returns and there were always books that could not be found. And this was definitely more due to customers putting books in the wrong sections than the fault of us shelving wrong.
I also realised early on that I read his former partner’s book years ago. It felt like such a weird coincidence.
I enjoyed this, regardless of how repetitive it was. I would say it’s possibly more a 3.5 but I’ll round up to be nice.
That being said, if readers read this expecting the entries to be more exciting, they likely have never worked in a bookstore and have a whimsical view of the idea. I can attest it’s mostly dealing with customers asking trying questions or mentioning Amazon.
I actually enjoyed hearing the everyday errands of going to view book collections that were for sale. That actually sounds like an enjoyable thing and so personal to view a collection of someone who is recently deceased. To be an outsider and observe the collection of a person no longer living seemed so beautiful to me.
Nicky sounds like a treat. Captain is incredible. Shaun is just so tired of everyone’s shit.
I could also relate to the simplicity of the start of the chapters, showing how many online orders they got and how many of those books they found. I would volunteer to pick books for returns and there were always books that could not be found. And this was definitely more due to customers putting books in the wrong sections than the fault of us shelving wrong.
I also realised early on that I read his former partner’s book years ago. It felt like such a weird coincidence.
I enjoyed this, regardless of how repetitive it was. I would say it’s possibly more a 3.5 but I’ll round up to be nice.