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Shrines of Gaiety
by Kate Atkinson
"She was quite expressive for a librarian. Almost Italian. The word 'librarian' had previously conjured up and image of vinegary spinster, not the animated creature before him."
"It had never ceased to surprise Gwendolen how much panic could be engendered by a misplaced book or index card wrongly filed."
Bodley's so-called Gentlewomen. The Library had not been a career choice (after all, who would choose to be a librarian?) but a financial necessity after the family money was lost."
"'What? Don't be so dramatic, all of you,' Nellie said brusquely. 'She's a librarian.' 'A what?' Nellie stoutly ignored this chorus of dismay."
"A woman in her sixth decade, dressed in everyday drab, is more invisible than a librarian."
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Having been a librarian, of course, I absolutely loved all these references. Ones that made me laugh at loud as they are still true for most people!
One another note, I loved this book through each chapter, each unique character (even the bad guys!), and the unexpected twists and turns...however, I will say I was a bit disappointed with the endings! I am not sure why, yet, as I am pondering it. Oh, I do not expect "happy endings" and these were certainly fine endings; it is just that I asked myself upon finishing it this question:
*Spoiler*
Did I really need to know what happened to each character in the future? Did this detract from being present in the immediate narrative?
"It had never ceased to surprise Gwendolen how much panic could be engendered by a misplaced book or index card wrongly filed."
Bodley's so-called Gentlewomen. The Library had not been a career choice (after all, who would choose to be a librarian?) but a financial necessity after the family money was lost."
"'What? Don't be so dramatic, all of you,' Nellie said brusquely. 'She's a librarian.' 'A what?' Nellie stoutly ignored this chorus of dismay."
"A woman in her sixth decade, dressed in everyday drab, is more invisible than a librarian."
________________________________
Having been a librarian, of course, I absolutely loved all these references. Ones that made me laugh at loud as they are still true for most people!
One another note, I loved this book through each chapter, each unique character (even the bad guys!), and the unexpected twists and turns...however, I will say I was a bit disappointed with the endings! I am not sure why, yet, as I am pondering it. Oh, I do not expect "happy endings" and these were certainly fine endings; it is just that I asked myself upon finishing it this question:
*Spoiler*
Did I really need to know what happened to each character in the future? Did this detract from being present in the immediate narrative?