A review by embossedsilver
Bizarre Books: A Compendium of Classic Oddities by Brian Lake, Russell Ash

3.0

I thought a book that is basically a list of strange, esoteric books would be perfect for me--considering my love for literature, my interest in strange subjects, and my mild-OCD obsession with lists (hence my being on this site). But I had a hard time staying focused while reading this book. It is as though it is designed to be glanced though; reading a list for pages at a time, especially when I do much of my reading before bed, caused all the content to become a blur. I also wished for more actual content--some of the enteries also has bits of text, and that gave it more weight. It is certainly not a bad book, just not meant to be read in one sitting. The best part was the pictures of all these fantastic old book covers.