Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers by Emma Smith

Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers

Emma Smith with Emma Smith (Narrator)

8 hours, 26 minutes first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced

Description

Most of what we say about books is really about the words inside them: the rosy nostalgic glow for childhood reading, the lifetime companionship of a much-loved novel. But books are things as well as words, objects in our lives as well as worlds i...

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Moods

informative 95%
reflective 39%
lighthearted 17%
challenging 13%
inspiring 13%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 6%
emotional 4%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 29%
fast 9%

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