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edith_la_lectrice's review against another edition
3.0
Je classe mes livres par couleur chez-moi alors j'ai adoré ce passage :
Client : Vous devriez penser à organiser vos livres par ordre de taille et par couleur.
Libraire : Mais, dans ce cas, personne ne trouverait jamais rien.
Client : Oui, mais quelle importance? Ça serait si joli.
Client : Vous devriez penser à organiser vos livres par ordre de taille et par couleur.
Libraire : Mais, dans ce cas, personne ne trouverait jamais rien.
Client : Oui, mais quelle importance? Ça serait si joli.
jainandsdiary's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favourite reads of 2023. Such a heartwarming, humourous, feel good book, making me want to repeat some instances as well
amyheap's review against another edition
4.0
A delightful little book; heartwarming and funny. Indeed, some of the weird things said make you despair for the future of humanity, but the very existence of bookshops (and libraries, of course) give hope! For fans of Shaun Bythell (this came first, and is less curmudgeonly) and all things bookish.
monestebanm's review against another edition
5.0
Libro que me ha encantado, me he reído muchísimo. Hay gente que está fatal
alicetheowl's review against another edition
4.0
This is a short but sweet read, and exactly what the title says. It's a lot of strange things people have said while inside a bookstore.
Most of the quotes came from Jen Campbell's own experiences working at a bookshop during college, and now at an antiquarian bookstore called Ripping Yarns. Both bookshops are in the UK, though the US edition has changed the spelling to make it more American-friendly (and changed "bookshops" to "bookstores"). There are a few cultural references I'd never heard before, but it was no more jarring than discovering there were new musical artists since the last time I listened to the radio. I understood from context that the Five was a YA series about a group of girls.
There were a number of additions from US booksellers, all of which were credited by name and bookstore. If you're expecting the stories from the US to be far different from Ms. Campbell's, though, you'll be disappointed. American readers are no more or less clueless or weird than English ones, at least going by this sampling.
This book was highly entertaining, and over all too fast. It took me less than an hour to read it through in its entirety. It seems better suited for something to have around so you can flip through when you need a reminder, or for sharing your favorites with others.
I would most recommend this to those who have worked in a bookstore, who will recognize some of these shoppers, or anyone who reads Not Always Right. These interactions are more succinct and coherent than some of the entries on Not Always Right. They're also more consistently funny.
Most of the quotes came from Jen Campbell's own experiences working at a bookshop during college, and now at an antiquarian bookstore called Ripping Yarns. Both bookshops are in the UK, though the US edition has changed the spelling to make it more American-friendly (and changed "bookshops" to "bookstores"). There are a few cultural references I'd never heard before, but it was no more jarring than discovering there were new musical artists since the last time I listened to the radio. I understood from context that the Five was a YA series about a group of girls.
There were a number of additions from US booksellers, all of which were credited by name and bookstore. If you're expecting the stories from the US to be far different from Ms. Campbell's, though, you'll be disappointed. American readers are no more or less clueless or weird than English ones, at least going by this sampling.
This book was highly entertaining, and over all too fast. It took me less than an hour to read it through in its entirety. It seems better suited for something to have around so you can flip through when you need a reminder, or for sharing your favorites with others.
I would most recommend this to those who have worked in a bookstore, who will recognize some of these shoppers, or anyone who reads Not Always Right. These interactions are more succinct and coherent than some of the entries on Not Always Right. They're also more consistently funny.