rrileu's review
informative
medium-paced
3.0
while i might have been expecting a little more juicy gossip, this book delivered exactly what is says on the cover: a history of Little Shop. it’s very straightforward. it wasn’t the most entertaining book i’ve ever read; but it also wasn’t the driest! i’ve seen in another review someone says it reads like a book report at times; I’d stay that’s very accurate.
ashleylm's review
4.0
Good, short, surprisingly short (almost half the pages are appendix/notes), and since the author writes well and I like the subject, I'd have enjoyed even more. Honest!
Certainly a lot of research has been done and primary sources interviewed and so forth, and it was always a compelling read.
(Note: I'm a writer myself, so suffer pangs of guilt every time I offer less than five stars. These aren't ratings of quality, just my subjective account of how much I liked them: 5* = one of my all-time favourites, 4* = enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)
Certainly a lot of research has been done and primary sources interviewed and so forth, and it was always a compelling read.
(Note: I'm a writer myself, so suffer pangs of guilt every time I offer less than five stars. These aren't ratings of quality, just my subjective account of how much I liked them: 5* = one of my all-time favourites, 4* = enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)
reeeeedmg_123's review
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I. Love. This. Book. The only reason I gave it four and a half stars was because it felt like a book report at times.
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