evefaith's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
4.5
After reading Jen Campbell's book 'Weird things customers say in book shops' I was keen to read more accounts of booksellers and this seemed the perfect read! I really enjoyed it and I think it has changed the way I shop in second hand book shops eg take time to look at the different genres and any weird and wonderful finds! It also made me more sympathetic towards booksellers and gain an appreciation of what they have to deal with in a daily basis! I enjoyed the characters particularly eccentric Nicky! I also appreciate references to similar books, a couple of which I have already added to my to read list. The only things stopping this from being a 5 star read for me is it got quite repetitive at parts, and could have done with cutting out the days where nothing really happened and focusing on days that did! Also I lost track of who was who as there a lot of staff members, customer's and friends names mentioned and I couldn't remember who was who! Overall I really enjoyed this and can't wait to read more similar books!
grahamlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
This book won’t appeal to everyone, but as someone who dreams of opening a bookstore and living in Scotland it was fantastic for me. Loved his humor and the day to day ridiculousness of life as a used bookseller.
antolok's review against another edition
2.0
Mi rattrista molto dover dare solo due stelle a questo libro.
La trama mi ha colpito moltissimo e ho comprato il libro appena ne ho avuto l'occasione.
All'inizio è abbastanza carino ma, più si va avanti, più diventa ripetitivo e noioso.
La trama mi ha colpito moltissimo e ho comprato il libro appena ne ho avuto l'occasione.
All'inizio è abbastanza carino ma, più si va avanti, più diventa ripetitivo e noioso.
childdeirdre's review against another edition
4.0
A bit monotonous at times, but you can't get distracted or you'll miss the unexpected puns. The narrator is very good and I've enjoyed it. However, now I feel guilty because I borrowed it from the library. On audio version. The author would not be pleased, ha!
laurabb's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
partiatwork's review against another edition
4.0
This books follows the "adventures" of a bookseller, owner of Scotland's largest second hand book shop.
The book chronicles his day to day activities in a diary format (as the title suggests, duh!). The book in itself is a quick read, a delight due to his wry sense of humor. You feel a special connection to all the characters in the book, Shaun with his snide remarks, Nicky with her eccentricity and Captain for his sheer awesomeness. Thrown in are customers of all shapes, sizes and various degree of weirdness. Add to that a bit of book selling nitty-gritties, I'm sold!
I'm adding visiting the Wigtown book festival in my bucket list. Loved this book!
The book chronicles his day to day activities in a diary format (as the title suggests, duh!). The book in itself is a quick read, a delight due to his wry sense of humor. You feel a special connection to all the characters in the book, Shaun with his snide remarks, Nicky with her eccentricity and Captain for his sheer awesomeness. Thrown in are customers of all shapes, sizes and various degree of weirdness. Add to that a bit of book selling nitty-gritties, I'm sold!
I'm adding visiting the Wigtown book festival in my bucket list. Loved this book!