The way Orlean weaves together the library’s history, an investigation, and the library’s cast of characters with her and her mother’s love of libraries was hard to let go of and I am grateful to learn more about the history of libraries and the depth of their impact on our social fabric.

Very entertaining and eye-opening!

I quit before I was 1/4 of the way through the book. There is just too much information that absolutely has no bearing on the telling of a story.

There’s some interesting history in this book, but it hops around between the fire, unrelated history, and her interactions with the current staff. The lack of a cohesive narrative makes it really hard to get into. The authors use of hyperbole (I find it hard to believe there are any books left in the world, as an example) certainly doesn’t help.

There were some interesting facts and descriptions of various librarians, but very little of the book is about the library fire. I think the author must’ve been paid by the word. The book meanders and begs editing.

I was shocked to learn that the fire happened on 9 11. I enjoyed the writing and history of this lovely old library and what it means to the community which is a microcosm of what libraries mean To communities historically and in the present day If you love libraries,you’ll love this book.

Part true-crime story and part history lesson. The library book is a great book if you love libraries. I was hoping for more true-crime but the history of the LA Public Library is the core of the book.

I chose The Library Book as my March read by an author I’ve not read before. I really liked the concept and was looking forward to the book. I enjoyed the history but the author seems to get stuck on the minute details which drag on and on. The story was good and interesting but probably could have been about half the size and still be meaningful.

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