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This was a fun, light-hearted read. The audiobook is under 3 hours, and the author narrates the story quite well (I usually don't enjoy author narration). A nice soothing backdrop to the day.
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A humorous yet educational look at a variety of books.
I LOVE this book. It may be light and defensive (much like this review) but how can a dedicated reader not like this?
Amongst other things, this novella skims over:
- The 'anti-social' nature of reading
- The heightened sensitivities readers develop
- The seriousness of an addiction to reading
- The individuality of reading
- The pompousness of civil servants
... all guaranteed to please a reading civil servant very much. ...more
Amongst other things, this novella skims over:
- The 'anti-social' nature of reading
- The heightened sensitivities readers develop
- The seriousness of an addiction to reading
- The individuality of reading
- The pompousness of civil servants
... all guaranteed to please a reading civil servant very much. ...more
Not as good as it could have been. Good concept, fell short.
A real gem of a book. Intellingently written but easy to read. Amusing and imaginative.
Oct 22, 2008
Elizabeth Weltin
marked it as to-read
Oct 24, 2008
Jen
marked it as wishlist
Oct 31, 2009
Kat (A Journey In Reading)
marked it as to-read
Feb 10, 2013
Katie
marked it as to-read
Feb 09, 2014
Kristen Iworsky
marked it as to-read
Aug 20, 2015
Jocelyn
marked it as to-read
May 20, 2016
Astrid Lim
marked it as wishlist
Mar 10, 2017
Dana Arbelaez
marked it as to-read
Feb 20, 2018
Idit
marked it as to-read
May 20, 2018
Deedee
marked it as to-read
Jun 17, 2018
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Sep 09, 2019
Gaelyn
marked it as to-read
Dec 22, 2019
erin
marked it as to-read
Apr 24, 2020
superawesomekt
marked it as dnf
