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nicolekristiner's review
5.0
In 241 pages Pamela has not only document over 180 different books, but tell an amazing story of how books effect lives. This book was an inspiration and motivation.
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3.0
shirleytupperfreeman's review
This is a fun one for book lovers. At age 16, the author began keeping a notebook of every book she read. Now in her mid-forties, the notebook is still growing. Pamela Paul is the editor of the New York Times Book Review but she got there in a very circuitous way. As with many voracious readers, books are often associated with life events. She uses many of the books she's read to tell the story of her life. It was fun to be reminded of pivotal books from my own life - some overlapped with Ms. Paul's and some not so much.
lgmaxwell722's review
3.0
Although not as quirky as I thought it would be, I found My Life with Bob to be an enjoyable read. Who is Bob? The author’s Book of Books who keeps her company through life’s journeys. Her thoughts on why we read(multiple reasons), and how we feel about reading books others suggest (maybe, maybe not were ones I agreed with. I also liked learning about which books inspired her to travel or take risks. In essence, this is a biography through the author’s passion: books. If we were to keep our own Book of Books, what would it reveal about who we are?
erincataldi's review
4.0
As a lifelong bibliophile I devoured this book. Pamela Paul's essays about the transformative power books have on our lives rang true with me, from meticulously keeping track of all the books read to finding the right book when you need to judging people by books they do or don't love, I knew exactly what she meant. I do the same things and feel the same way. At times the author could almost come off as a bit pretentious with her literary classics and disdain for mass market popular paperbacks, but it's clearly not her intention. While I do not have such high brow reading tastes (I read all over the spectrum; from self published smut to feminist essays to pulp fiction, I'm an equal opportunity reader and once I start a book I never put it down), I could see where she was coming from. I too was in awe of the library as a kid, I took a book everywhere I went (still do) and I still feel a righteous zeal when I'm endorsing a book I absolutely love to everyone. A great book for bibliophiles, librarians, and writers.