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A review by pikusonali
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
5.0
For as long as I can remember, books have always been my life. Reading most of Fadiman's essays was like reading some of my own thoughts in print. Her love for books is something I can completely relate to and frankly, this book is like a treasure that will remain close to my heart.
A slim volume with short chapters, Ex Libris is the kind of book that you'll carry around everywhere you go. Simply opening up a random page and devouring the words written on it. Reading all the highlighted passages again and again. - I cannot imagine a more relaxing activity than this. That's how powerful Fadiman's words are.
And the book is anything but serious. A healthy dose of humour is infused to keep you chuckling regularly. You'll be hooked right from the first essay - Marrying Libraries. An account of how Fadiman and her husband decided to mix their books and get rid of the extra copies of the same book. It is simply brilliant. Show-cases her obsession fro books and mirrors my own. Something even I think about from time to time - what will I do when I marry my library with my partner?
Thought-provoking, delightful, an ode to bookworms like us, - Must read, Must read, and Must read!
A slim volume with short chapters, Ex Libris is the kind of book that you'll carry around everywhere you go. Simply opening up a random page and devouring the words written on it. Reading all the highlighted passages again and again. - I cannot imagine a more relaxing activity than this. That's how powerful Fadiman's words are.
And the book is anything but serious. A healthy dose of humour is infused to keep you chuckling regularly. You'll be hooked right from the first essay - Marrying Libraries. An account of how Fadiman and her husband decided to mix their books and get rid of the extra copies of the same book. It is simply brilliant. Show-cases her obsession fro books and mirrors my own. Something even I think about from time to time - what will I do when I marry my library with my partner?
Thought-provoking, delightful, an ode to bookworms like us, - Must read, Must read, and Must read!