This book was given to me by my mom for Christmas. Written in London dry prose, the author talks about his experiences working at a rare book shop. I enjoyed this book mostly because I wasn\u2019t sure if it was fiction or non, and at these levels of sarcasm and humor I\u2019m still not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A long time ago I met a friend at a concert, who brought along a friend I didn\u2019t know, and after talking and drinking I told a terrible joke, and this new person laughed almost to the point of tears. I wasn\u2019t sure at the moment whether the laugh was authentic or not, without any background info. But I felt sort of the same way reading this book, and to be honest I enjoyed it a lot more than the episode with my friend\u2019s friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first I thought that this might be a story, but it turns out to be full of (what the author clearly will admit to being) \u201cramblings\u201d. The self-deprecation is turned to nearly maximum level, but we watch this book seller go from apprentice to veteran, and see very weird situations happening daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were so many witty turns and comments that I felt like I wanted to highlight almost every page. Maybe I just need to read more English writers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a fun book to read, maybe even more fun for booksellers as I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll be getting the jokes much more clearly than I would. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I am reading The Algebra of Wealth by Scott Galloway. Time to see how far behind I am with my financial future!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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