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linnjbookis's review against another edition
4.0
Det Ă€r en tung dagbok fylld med vardagliga aktiviteter, jobbiga kunder och livshistoria. Ăr det inte det ena sĂ„ Ă€r det andra. Shaun redovisar varje dag hur kassaflödet ser ut, antal böcker som sĂ„lts, hur personalen kommer och gĂ„r. Ibland fĂ„r katten Kapten vara med i dagboken men inte tillrĂ€ckligt i min mening. För att fĂ„ insyn pĂ„ Shauns liv och hur det Ă€r att Ă€ga ett antikvariat som knappt överlever sĂ„ Ă€r detta en vĂ€ldigt tung och lĂ€svĂ€rd bok som tar evigheter att lĂ€sa igenom.
Ălskade den inte, det var inte sĂ„ kul att lĂ€sa att ekonomin gnisslande, att folk skulle snĂ„la och gĂ„ ut frĂ„n butiken utan att handla och försöka fĂ„ saker gratis eller sĂ€lja nya böcker för ett högre pris. Men jag Ă€r tacksam att boken finns. Det ska vĂ€l ses som en biografi? Ja dĂ„ Ă€r det helt okej som den genren. Skulle jag vilja lĂ€sa om boken, nej. Skulle jag vilja Ă€ga den, nej. Men uppskattar att jag lĂ€st den, Ă€ven om mycket blev skummande för det var sĂ„ trĂ„kigt att lĂ€sa Shauns elĂ€nde efter 100 sidor...
Misstro ej, jag Ă€r sjĂ€lv pessimistisk som tusan men Shaun Ă€r Ă€ven för optimistisk. Han Ă€r ibland för snĂ€ll och hur han överlever med de dĂ„liga affĂ€rerna förundrar mig. Shaun kĂ€mpar Ă€ven hĂ„rt för att klara sig, dag för dag. StĂ€ndigt kĂ€mpar han med att öka kassaflödet, fast han inte Ă€r sĂ„ duktig pĂ„ sociala medier, knappt ger roliga böcker till bokklubben eller kan lĂ„ta sitt omdöme pĂ„ Amazon vara högre Ă€n godkĂ€nt. Att driva nĂ„gon fysiskt butik i en liten by Ă€r nĂ€stan omöjligt... ĂndĂ„ har Shaun överlevt.
Ălskade den inte, det var inte sĂ„ kul att lĂ€sa att ekonomin gnisslande, att folk skulle snĂ„la och gĂ„ ut frĂ„n butiken utan att handla och försöka fĂ„ saker gratis eller sĂ€lja nya böcker för ett högre pris. Men jag Ă€r tacksam att boken finns. Det ska vĂ€l ses som en biografi? Ja dĂ„ Ă€r det helt okej som den genren. Skulle jag vilja lĂ€sa om boken, nej. Skulle jag vilja Ă€ga den, nej. Men uppskattar att jag lĂ€st den, Ă€ven om mycket blev skummande för det var sĂ„ trĂ„kigt att lĂ€sa Shauns elĂ€nde efter 100 sidor...
Misstro ej, jag Ă€r sjĂ€lv pessimistisk som tusan men Shaun Ă€r Ă€ven för optimistisk. Han Ă€r ibland för snĂ€ll och hur han överlever med de dĂ„liga affĂ€rerna förundrar mig. Shaun kĂ€mpar Ă€ven hĂ„rt för att klara sig, dag för dag. StĂ€ndigt kĂ€mpar han med att öka kassaflödet, fast han inte Ă€r sĂ„ duktig pĂ„ sociala medier, knappt ger roliga böcker till bokklubben eller kan lĂ„ta sitt omdöme pĂ„ Amazon vara högre Ă€n godkĂ€nt. Att driva nĂ„gon fysiskt butik i en liten by Ă€r nĂ€stan omöjligt... ĂndĂ„ har Shaun överlevt.
fennyisreding's review
5.0
Witty, humourous and thoughtful. All vibes only. Youâll go through daily journal entries of a secondhand bookshop ownerâs day-to-day life. Caught myself smiling at times.
mindfullibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
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Friends, if you put this one next to The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin, it would constitute my dream book pairing and I would simply sit and stare at them and re-read them and sigh and fall in love all over again. THAT is how happy this book makes me. I read a library copy but now owning my own for my forever shelf has become a priority! If I canât get to Scotland to visit this book shop someday I shall be deeply disappointed.
The title of this book is 100% accurate. It is the diary of a bookseller. In Scotland. Itâs transactional and cantankerous and absolutely hilarious. Itâs concise and provides virtually zero drama or flair. Itâs AMAZING and has definitely made me rethink my relationship with Amazon ~ I have now vowed to only order anything from A If I canât easily order it from somewhere else. Even Target is better!
This book also seriously enlightened me on the topic of the world of used bookselling in the time of Amazon.
Friends, if you put this one next to The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin, it would constitute my dream book pairing and I would simply sit and stare at them and re-read them and sigh and fall in love all over again. THAT is how happy this book makes me. I read a library copy but now owning my own for my forever shelf has become a priority! If I canât get to Scotland to visit this book shop someday I shall be deeply disappointed.
The title of this book is 100% accurate. It is the diary of a bookseller. In Scotland. Itâs transactional and cantankerous and absolutely hilarious. Itâs concise and provides virtually zero drama or flair. Itâs AMAZING and has definitely made me rethink my relationship with Amazon ~ I have now vowed to only order anything from A If I canât easily order it from somewhere else. Even Target is better!
This book also seriously enlightened me on the topic of the world of used bookselling in the time of Amazon.
evefaith's review
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!Â
grahamlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
This book wonât 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 Ăš abbastanza carino ma, piĂč si va avanti, piĂč diventa ripetitivo e noioso.
La trama mi ha colpito moltissimo e ho comprato il libro appena ne ho avuto l'occasione.
All'inizio Ăš abbastanza carino ma, piĂč si va avanti, piĂč diventa ripetitivo e noioso.
childdeirdre's review
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!