The Library of Unrequited Love (Hardcover) by Sophie Divry

from CarrieWuj

3.5 This is a slim volume, translated from the French, so some cultural anachronisms, but overall the love of books and appreciation of a free library system translates beautifully. (The book is dedicated to "all those men and women who will always find a place for themselves in a library more ea...

from elliepotten

Hmmm. This book was okay - basically a librarian monologuing to a guy who's accidentally been locked in the basement all night, filling in the time until the library opens and he can leave - with some interesting thoughts on library culture and life in general, but ultimately I think it's going t...

from bell7

*I requested this book from Edelweiss/Above the Treeline as a free e-book ARC. I receive nothing but the book, and was not in any way compensated for reviewing it.* A burned-out librarian going in to work before opening the library discovers a patron who fell asleep downstairs and gives a monolog...

from AnneBrooke

This is an interesting concept - a brief novella which is purely and simply a diatribe from a downtrodden but ultimately rebellious librarian. It's a brave book therefore, but it's let down by the sheer lack of paragraphs and the sense of well-trodden cliche that hovers over the first half to thr...

from m.belljackson

Odd little book that travels between knowledge and desired romance... I totally enjoyed the never-ending paragraph! Also fun was the Dewey Decimal System, listening for steps in the basement, general library knowledge, the people changing with the seasons, and the librarian's oddly contradictory ...