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The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
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"Being surrounded by books matter."
... For a book that has "A History of the American Bookstore" in the title, I expect it to be about history of the American bookstore.
At the start of the book, it started off strong, promising, and I was so excited to learn.
Instead, this book was pretty much mediocre at best. The writing, the presentation, the organization, the audiobook—all of it was okay, and it is not the worst thing that I have consumed. But it also wasn't quite as gripping and captivating as I hoped for. It wasn't as rich and detailed as I thought it would be.
There were bits and pieces that I felt could have been delved into a little more because of how it caught my interest, and understandably there were parts that I felt dragged on for far too long. Sometimes what Evan Friss wrote (and how he wrote it, and/or how the narrator delivered the line) made me go fact-check it for myself because it felt more like his opinion than an actual fact.
I wish I loved it like so many others, so I'm disappointed that I didn't.
... For a book that has "A History of the American Bookstore" in the title, I expect it to be about history of the American bookstore.
At the start of the book, it started off strong, promising, and I was so excited to learn.
Instead, this book was pretty much mediocre at best. The writing, the presentation, the organization, the audiobook—all of it was okay, and it is not the worst thing that I have consumed. But it also wasn't quite as gripping and captivating as I hoped for. It wasn't as rich and detailed as I thought it would be.
There were bits and pieces that I felt could have been delved into a little more because of how it caught my interest, and understandably there were parts that I felt dragged on for far too long. Sometimes what Evan Friss wrote (and how he wrote it, and/or how the narrator delivered the line) made me go fact-check it for myself because it felt more like his opinion than an actual fact.
I wish I loved it like so many others, so I'm disappointed that I didn't.
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Reading Progress
December 4, 2024
– Shelved
December 4, 2024
– Shelved as:
to-read
December 4, 2024
– Shelved as:
history
December 4, 2024
– Shelved as:
nonfiction
December 15, 2024
– Shelved as:
hardback
January 21, 2025
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Started Reading
January 21, 2025
– Shelved as:
audiobooks
January 28, 2025
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8.89%
""Being surrounded by books matter. Sociologists have found that just by growing up in a home full of books—mere proximity—confers a lifetime of intellectual benefits. Books offer warmth, comfort, and refuge."
BORDERS. 🥹🫶
Gosh, that was my favorite bookstore EVER. Miss that bookstore chain so much. 🥺
"A lot of people like bibliosmia, the scent of a book.""
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37
BORDERS. 🥹🫶
Gosh, that was my favorite bookstore EVER. Miss that bookstore chain so much. 🥺
"A lot of people like bibliosmia, the scent of a book.""
January 31, 2025
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23.8%
""In 1913, the US Supreme Court decided in Macy's favor. The court ruled that even if publishers controlled the copyrights, they couldn't dictate the trail prices."
So far, it's okay, but I wish he delved a little deeper in certain time periods and focused on certain subjects more than others."
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99
So far, it's okay, but I wish he delved a little deeper in certain time periods and focused on certain subjects more than others."
February 1, 2025
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49.76%
""At the very least, books served as attractive decor."
... Yeah, that's... actually what this book is turning out to be for me. 🫣
Anyway, I'll probably finish this tomorrow since the audiobook says I only have 3 hours, 33 minutes, and 13 seconds left to go."
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207
... Yeah, that's... actually what this book is turning out to be for me. 🫣
Anyway, I'll probably finish this tomorrow since the audiobook says I only have 3 hours, 33 minutes, and 13 seconds left to go."
February 2, 2025
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Finished Reading
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Apr 22, 2025 08:42AM
Aw, I remember passing this on the 'Galley because I already had too many ARCs and no longer request non-fic. Wise, in the end.
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Marquise wrote: "Aw, I remember passing this on the 'Galley because I already had too many ARCs and no longer request non-fic. Wise, in the end."It sounded so promising, too. I actually got it for my mom for Jolabokaflod, but I wish I had read it first. (She also was disappointed by it.)
