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A review by mirandaaaa
The Bookseller's Tale by Martin Latham
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
A really interesting read filled with lots of facts and tales of bookshops and sellers. Latham is clearly very knowledgeable on the subject. It was a good combination of both fact and anecdote, with a smattering of history. Plus he lives in Canterbury and was the manager of Canterbury Waterstones; how exciting!! It was him who paid for the excavation of the Roman mosaic in Waterstones.
I will say though that the facts seemed to jump around a little, it was read like 'this happened, oh a fact, but did I tell you about this?'. Clearly the author has too much knowledge to cram into the book hence these jumps between places. It worked for me as I hoover up facts but for some it could come across a little irritating.
I will say though that the facts seemed to jump around a little, it was read like 'this happened, oh a fact, but did I tell you about this?'. Clearly the author has too much knowledge to cram into the book hence these jumps between places. It worked for me as I hoover up facts but for some it could come across a little irritating.