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mrosejsmith 's review for:
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
by Matt Eversmann, James Patterson
This was a joy to read. A book full of librarians and bookstore owners who romanticize books as much as I do? Me gusta. While the essays (after a while) began to sound similar, there were some that stood out to me and really enjoyed. However, as a former Barnes and Noble bookseller, there was too much Barnes and Noble talk. (Long live the independent bookstore!) But hey, there are some towns where they may only have the big-box store like B&N and Books-A-Million; but that just shows how important libraries are too! (Hug your local librarian please - but only if you get consent.)
I think my fave was about the man who works at the Holocaust Museum in Houston, TX. It was only a paragraph, but he mentioned a few facts about WW2 that I didn't know about, and it got me interested in doing more research on the countries that people don't normally hear about during that time. For example: Did you know that Mexico was the only country in the world to officially protest against Germany annexing Austria in 1938? And that there is a square in Vienna named "Mexikoplatz" on behalf of their support? Because I sure as heck didn't, and that made me realize how little I know about the country my grandparents are from!
I'm a sucker for a book that makes me want to read and learn more.
I think my fave was about the man who works at the Holocaust Museum in Houston, TX. It was only a paragraph, but he mentioned a few facts about WW2 that I didn't know about, and it got me interested in doing more research on the countries that people don't normally hear about during that time. For example: Did you know that Mexico was the only country in the world to officially protest against Germany annexing Austria in 1938? And that there is a square in Vienna named "Mexikoplatz" on behalf of their support? Because I sure as heck didn't, and that made me realize how little I know about the country my grandparents are from!
I'm a sucker for a book that makes me want to read and learn more.