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> Tag: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

I am giddy because I have identified a poison sumac.

A Woman is a Woman Until She is a Mother; I'm The One Who Got Away; The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Anna Prushnikaya; Andrea Jarrell; Allison Hoover Bartlett

July 7, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

A Woman is a Woman – 2/5 The issue with this collection is that it’s barely a collection. Like a lot of narrative nonfiction or that kind of blend of memoir and analysis, there’s an article here that was expanded into a book and that expansion weakens the overall book and waters down what was otherwise potentially something very good. A book is a book and this is 2-3 essays and a lot of half-formed filler. So the actual essays that form the core of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: a woman is a woman until she is a mother, allison hoover barlett, andrea jarrell, anna prushnikaya, i'm the one who got away, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

vel veeter's CBR10 Review No:258 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: a woman is a woman until she is a mother, allison hoover barlett, andrea jarrell, anna prushnikaya, i'm the one who got away, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much ·
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Stealing: Things Like That Are Bound to Happen

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much (The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession) by Allison Hoover Bartlett

January 28, 2015 by ardaigle 1 Comment

I was delighted to receive this book as one of my Cannonball Read 6 book exchange gifts.  This book was recommended by members an old book club many moons ago, and it’s been on my mind ever sense (I confess, I was enamored by the title.) Despite the long wait, and thusly raised expectations, I was utterly fascinated. John Charles Gilkey is the titular book thief, a man who dreams of opulence but comes from humble beginnings.  To attain the object of his desires, rare books, […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Allison Hoover Bartlett, cbr6 book exchange, crime, non fiction, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

ardaigle's CBR7 Review No:1 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Allison Hoover Bartlett, cbr6 book exchange, crime, non fiction, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much ·
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