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Ex Libris : Confessions of a Common Reader
Ex Libris Confessions of a Common Reader
Author: Anne Fadiman
Anne Fadiman is--by her own admission--the sort of person who learned about sex from her father's copy of Fanny Hill, whose husband buys her 19 pounds of dusty books for her birthday, and who once found herself poring over her roommate's 1974 Toyota Corolla manual because it was the only written material in the apartment that she had not ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374527228
ISBN-10: 0374527229
Publication Date: 11/25/2000
Pages: 176
Rating:
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4 stars, based on 46 ratings
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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susiepie avatar reviewed Ex Libris : Confessions of a Common Reader on + 40 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I especially enjoyed "The Joy of Sesquipedalians" (I had to check to make sure I spelled that right) and the essay on compulsive proofreading. This book is a must for book and word lovers alike.
Destructa avatar reviewed Ex Libris : Confessions of a Common Reader on + 78 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Nonfiction.
If you are a lover of literature, a bibliophile, or a word worm, then Anne Fadiman will be your friend. Read about the pleasure of reading and book collecting with a famous writer from a family of famous writers. Funny and familiar.
reviewed Ex Libris : Confessions of a Common Reader on + 287 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is a wonderful book, but only read it if you are a book lover. With essays such as "marrying libraries" (she and her husband did not do this until they had been married for 5 years), courtly love vs. carnal love of books, compulsive proofreading, etc. this is the perfect book for book lovers to read. I laughed a LOT.
reviewed Ex Libris : Confessions of a Common Reader on + 95 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Being a book lover, I loved this book.
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Helpful Score: 2
Excellent collection of essays relating to books and book lovers.
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