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The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
amazing. inspiring. thought-provoking. entertaining. emotionally and mentally engaging. an absolutely fantastic book.
i never read “the orchid theif” despite many people telling me to. and after reading this, i can see why it was so highly recommended. orlean’s writing style is equal parts personal, intellectual, emotional, logical, relevant. i could not get enough of what she was saying and how she was saying it.
to speak specifically about the book and its topic, orlean starts off by talking about her personal attachment to libraries and then begins this adventure by describing the day the l.a. library burned. she contextualizes why the l.a. library is so important, why libraries themselves are important, gives detailed and riveting histories of the head librarians, the person charged with arson, and the current employees and patrons of the l.a. library.
i highly highly recommend this book to anyone who has any affinity for reading, libraries, civic/societal structures, history, or if you simply want to read a good story by a brilliant writer.
i never read “the orchid theif” despite many people telling me to. and after reading this, i can see why it was so highly recommended. orlean’s writing style is equal parts personal, intellectual, emotional, logical, relevant. i could not get enough of what she was saying and how she was saying it.
to speak specifically about the book and its topic, orlean starts off by talking about her personal attachment to libraries and then begins this adventure by describing the day the l.a. library burned. she contextualizes why the l.a. library is so important, why libraries themselves are important, gives detailed and riveting histories of the head librarians, the person charged with arson, and the current employees and patrons of the l.a. library.
i highly highly recommend this book to anyone who has any affinity for reading, libraries, civic/societal structures, history, or if you simply want to read a good story by a brilliant writer.