A review by ofbooksandtrees
A Book of Days by Patti Smith
Read August 2023
Not sure how to rate or review this but let's just start by saying that; Yes, I liked it. I liked seeing what photos she picked for each day and reading the little note that came with it.
However, it feels very similar to browsing her Instagram page, just instead of online, it's printed in book format. Having borrowed it from the library, that was fine, but I can't help but think that if I had bought it (which would be 20 to 30 euros depending on whether I went with amazon or a local bookstore), I would have been really disappointed.
Maybe this is just a me problem. I like Patti Smith's music and I consider Just Kids to be one of my favourite books (it's due for a reread though), but maybe I'm not big enough of a fan for this to be as special to me as it might be to someone else?
Not sure how to rate or review this but let's just start by saying that; Yes, I liked it. I liked seeing what photos she picked for each day and reading the little note that came with it.
However, it feels very similar to browsing her Instagram page, just instead of online, it's printed in book format. Having borrowed it from the library, that was fine, but I can't help but think that if I had bought it (which would be 20 to 30 euros depending on whether I went with amazon or a local bookstore), I would have been really disappointed.
Maybe this is just a me problem. I like Patti Smith's music and I consider Just Kids to be one of my favourite books (it's due for a reread though), but maybe I'm not big enough of a fan for this to be as special to me as it might be to someone else?