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Book Review: The Book Lover’s Library by Madeline Martin
5 Stars Fiction Historical Fiction Latest Posts

Book Review: The Book Lover’s Library by Madeline Martin

Man of la BookSeptember 10, 2024

This was a charming, easy-to-read, lovely story. I read it quickly and enjoyed the story even though I thought most of it was quite predictable

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Book Review: The Little Village of Book Lovers by Nina George
3 Stars Fiction Latest Posts

Book Review: The Little Village of Book Lovers by Nina George

Man of la BookJuly 25, 2023

I enjoyed immensely half of The Little Village of Book Lovers which talked about the small village and didn’t really care for the spiritual part

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Book Review: How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely
3 Stars Fiction Latest Posts

Book Review: How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely

Man of la BookDecember 1, 2022

How I Became a Famous Novelist, the fictional author writes a book full of clichés, lyrical descriptions, and commonalities he found in other novels

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Book Review: How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
5 Stars

Book Review: How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster

Man of la BookMarch 17, 2022

I always wondered what a bored literature professor saw in books things which I either couldn’t, wouldn’t, or simply didn’t care to.

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Book Review: The Cat Who Saved Books by  Sōsuke Natsukawa
3 Stars Fantasy Fiction Latest Posts

Book Review: The Cat Who Saved Books by  Sōsuke Natsukawa

Man of la BookDecember 30, 2021

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa is a short fable, a feel-good story which was a nice read during this time of year

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Book Review: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
4 Stars Fiction Latest Posts

Book Review: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Man of la BookMay 18, 2021

A struggling writer finds himself teaching a third-rate MFA program in Vermont, finds himself harrassed for stealing a dead student’s storyline.

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Book Review: This Book Is Overdue by Marilyn Johnson
4 Stars Non-Fiction

Book Review: This Book Is Overdue by Marilyn Johnson

Man of la BookFebruary 2, 2011

I loved what This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All was trying to do – make librarians relevant at the age of Google

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Book Review: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

Man of la BookAugust 25, 2010

A fascinating narrative while trying to understand John Charles Gilkey, a man with no real job whose only passion is acquiring rare books by any means necessary

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