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A review by cfc
Against Amazon: And Other Essays by Jorge Carrión
4.0
If you're a bibliomaniac, book collector, or like to spend a lot of time in libraries, second-hand bookstores, or just reading, this will be a fun read for you. From Barcelona, he takes us to Capri, Soeul, Japan, Mexico City, Buenos Aires and other places where we peek into private collections, famous libraries and bookstores -- some of which are remaking themselves as cultural centers and "erotic topographies."
He also recalls time spent in NYC "was a city of bookshops (many now extinct, except for the Strand and a dozen others) -- where "people are always holding their iPhone" (I have noticed a slight increase in the number of young people reading on the subway in recent visits, which probably isn't indicative of a hopeful trend).
Small bookshops will survive without having to pay tribute to Bezos. Or find out what books to read by going to sites like this!
Carrion's first book opened doors to meeting famous writers, bookshop owners and master librarians and historians. When the pandemic ends I hope he keeps going.
He also recalls time spent in NYC "was a city of bookshops (many now extinct, except for the Strand and a dozen others) -- where "people are always holding their iPhone" (I have noticed a slight increase in the number of young people reading on the subway in recent visits, which probably isn't indicative of a hopeful trend).
Small bookshops will survive without having to pay tribute to Bezos. Or find out what books to read by going to sites like this!
Carrion's first book opened doors to meeting famous writers, bookshop owners and master librarians and historians. When the pandemic ends I hope he keeps going.