A review by callanisreading
The Library Book by Susan Orlean

adventurous funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

In 1986, the Los Angeles Public Library burned in a spectacularly hot, incredibly destructive fire. The news was eclipsed by the tragedy of Chernobyl, but in The Library Book, Orlean revisits the mysterious blaze, the eccentric characters involved, and the fallout from setting hundreds of thousands of books aflame. In this book that is part true crime, part human interest, part love song to libraries, Orlean explores the role of the public library as a place to hold our ideas, hopes, and dreams.