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A review by mindfullibrarian
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
5.0
📚 ADORE 📚
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 can’t 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. It’s transactional and cantankerous and absolutely hilarious. It’s concise and provides virtually zero drama or flair. It’s AMAZING and has definitely made me rethink my relationship with Amazon ~ I have now vowed to only order anything from A If I can’t 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 can’t 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. It’s transactional and cantankerous and absolutely hilarious. It’s concise and provides virtually zero drama or flair. It’s AMAZING and has definitely made me rethink my relationship with Amazon ~ I have now vowed to only order anything from A If I can’t 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.