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kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
4.0
There has to be something off because this book about the love of the printed word is a book I read on my Kindle. I have also never been to the New York Public Library. Hey, I love in Philadelphia and we're just as good as NY. Really, we are. We got Poe and stuff. I also got out of the habit of going to the library. My local one was closed for several years.
This book was free for Kindle which is why I picked it up. What it is, is a collection of personal essays and photos celebrating the library - all with famous or quasi famous people or curators. (I haven't heard of some of the people).
Stand out essays for me were -
Martha Plimpton - she is now the coolest person ever.
Sharon Jones - I didn't know who this woman was, but she is a singer. Her essay is the best one in the book. Now to go find her music.
This book was free for Kindle which is why I picked it up. What it is, is a collection of personal essays and photos celebrating the library - all with famous or quasi famous people or curators. (I haven't heard of some of the people).
Stand out essays for me were -
Martha Plimpton - she is now the coolest person ever.
Sharon Jones - I didn't know who this woman was, but she is a singer. Her essay is the best one in the book. Now to go find her music.
n8duke's review
4.0
Great book. 100 people describe their favorite thing at the New York Public Library. There were several items that I was totally geeking out over: The REAL Winnie-The-Pooh, the Hunt-Lenox Globe, Unidentified Baseball Player with Mustache, Beethoven & Bach manuscripts, John Cage scores, first edition Origin of Species, & De Revolvtionibvs by Copernicus (1543)! And a whole bunch that I didn't give a shit about. But that's what the library is all about, really....finding something that really speaks to you. Wonderful.
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