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Lädt ... The Books They Gave Me: True Stories of Life, Love, and Lit (2012. Auflage)von Jen Adams (Autor)
Werk-InformationenThe Books They Gave Me: True Stories of Life, Love, and Lit von Jen Adams
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) soylentgreen23 | Feb 17, 2023 |  I received a copy from the author in exchange for my honest review. ( ) skstiles612 | Jun 30, 2014 | But that doesn't mean I'm biased. I would love this collection just as much without my contribution popping up next to two other wonderfully related (except marvelously different) tales. It's all about the joy/pain/nostalgia/heartbreak/happiness/love/sorrow/communion-with-another-person that comes from giving (and receiving) a book. Not just any book but a book that is then forever locked in time and space to a particular moment. It may stay with you and change meaning as the years go on (or, it may not - that's okay too) but it always has that association in your mind. This book is about those associations. It is wondrous. More about the book, giving books, receiving books, and the memory of paper at RB: http://wp.me/pGVzJ-sG (  ) drewsof | Jul 9, 2013 | Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Member Giveaways geschrieben. Jen Adams is wonderful with words! She says everything I would want to about books (in the introduction). This is a compilation of authors talking about the books that were given to them. Some of the stories are hilarious, some are heartbreaking. I was left with a list of books that I need to read and an appreciation for the written word. (  ) TFS93 | Apr 11, 2013 | Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Member Giveaways geschrieben. I loved how the author took each story and made it her own. I think it's a great concept of a book within a book and there are definately more books that I want to read since reading her book. Great coffee table read! ( ) rayneofdarkness | Dec 24, 2012 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"This beautiful full-color treasury of stories about gift book-giving celebrates the enduring power of literature: stories of significant books people have received and what those books mean to them. The Books They Gave Me collects 200 poignant, funny, and provocative stories that together comprise a love letter to literature and the physical book. Some of the stories are disastrous, some touching, but all are illuminating, revealing volumes about the relationships. There's the couple who tried to read Ulysses together over the course of their long-distance relationship and ultimately never finished it. There's the girl whose school library wouldn't allow her to check out Fahrenheit 451. At Christmas she found a copy waiting for her with the note, "Little Sister: Read everything you can. Learn about all the ideas that this world has to offer. Subvert Authority! Love always, your big brother." There are stories of people falling in love, regretting mistakes, and finding hope. Illustrated in full-color with the jackets of beloved editions, these stories convey vivid memories of insights and revelations, disappointments and joy, illuminated with the wisdom the passing of time brings and enabled by the enduring influence of the books we love"--"A gift book treasure--romantic and nostalgic, funny and surprising, and often moving--in the tradition of the bestselling PostSecret, THE BOOKS THEY GAVE ME collects stories of significant books people have received and what those books meant to them"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
LibraryThing-AutorJen Adams ist ein LibraryThing-Autor, ein Autor, der seine persönliche Bibliothek in LibraryThing auflistet. Aktuelle DiskussionenKeineBeliebte Umschlagbilder
 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)028.9Information Library and Information Sciences Reading and Information Media Use Character of reading in librariesKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.65)
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