Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
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Book Reviews of Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
Book Review: What a family, what a book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a lovely book. Quick to read and enjoyable from the front to the back. Fadiman is from a family of writers and -- more importantly -- readers. Her home growing up was filled with words, manuscripts, writing, books and good reading. The love of books and words comes through in her shining prose in this book.Beautifully written and fun to read, this a book that any dedicated reader should have on his or her bookshelf.
Book Review: ex libris
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, it's awkward to admit that a professor of English buys books at the supermarket but... addicts among us unite! Ex Libris is the funniest and most astute book about book lovers I've ever read. Until I read Anne Fadiman, I thought that Dorothy Sayers was the only popular author who tested readers of Milton for fun and profit. I'm going back to the supermarket to buy one for all my bibliophile amici.Book Review: The Bibliophile Manifesto
Summary: 5 Stars
Books created by collecting an author's magazine columns are usually shoddy work at best. So what makes this compact volume such an instant classic? The subjects? The prose? The charm? All I know is that if I only had time to save one book from my house before it burned down, it would be this one - because it would help console me for the loss of all the others!(...)
Book Review: Superb! What a gem.
Summary: 5 Stars
Beautifully written, warm, and generous. A book lovers delight! Ms. Fadiman does a wonderful job of bringing to life each individual portrayed in her essays. A very engaging, often humorous, and lively read. And yes, I lent this boook and it was not returned. The reviewer who noted that was right! This book is easy to get attached to.Book Review: Ex Libris, Ann Fadiman
Summary: 5 Stars
This little gem is a MUST read for avid readers of all sorts. She presents and analyzes the many ways that "bookies" regard their books, and uses for examples her own marriage to a fellow bookie. Very cleverly written, and a joy for all compulsive readers who maintain libraries in their home of treasured books.