A review by thebookmagpie
The Secret Life of Books: Why They Mean More Than Words by Tom Mole

3.0

This was a decent read about books and the place they take in our lives, but it was slightly spoiled by a poorly-researched chapter about ebooks. Alongside factual mistakes I take a bit of exception to the fact that the accessibility advantages of audiobooks were enumerated but that this wasn't given any consideration with respect to ebooks. As someone who reads digitally a lot due to chronic pain and fatigue, it felt like Mole hadn't actually thought terribly deeply about this; also, I happened to read this book physically and the poor quality of the print in the book also happened to remind me of the advantages of an ereader!