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A review by kellswitch
Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore by Paula Guran
5.0
I love books, I love libraries and I love books about books and libraries. And I genuinely love this book, it is easily one of my favorite anthology collections ever.
The tone of the stories was pretty varied, mostly whimsical, but there were stories that were more melancholy, stories that were dark and threatening, all of them touched on the magic and value of libraries and learning…and the dangers. Some knowledge comes with a steep price.
As with most short story collections there are a smattering of great, good, meh and just plain failures, but for me this collection tended to the great and the good more than the other two. I was introduced to several new authors, many of whom I plan on finding more works by, which is always exciting. I’m definitely looking forward to trying more anthologies by this editor.
The tone of the stories was pretty varied, mostly whimsical, but there were stories that were more melancholy, stories that were dark and threatening, all of them touched on the magic and value of libraries and learning…and the dangers. Some knowledge comes with a steep price.
As with most short story collections there are a smattering of great, good, meh and just plain failures, but for me this collection tended to the great and the good more than the other two. I was introduced to several new authors, many of whom I plan on finding more works by, which is always exciting. I’m definitely looking forward to trying more anthologies by this editor.