My Life with Bob

This was a bit of a disappointment, as it is less a love-letter to books but more a memoir of a person who happens to also love books. The problem being that her life isn't that interesting. Partially there was too much over-sharing on her personal life (about exes, about her father's death) and there was also something slightly off-putting in the tone she described some of her adventures, as if she's waiting to hear praise/appreciation. Some of the chapters are also just muddled, like when she talks about the rise of terrorist attacks in Paris and then swerves to talk about what Victor Hugo had to say about a transforming Paris back in the day. Ending that chapter with a short anecdote about a Les Miserables actor reaching out via Twitter and taking her and her daughter backstage after a production of the play. I'll rather recommend Anne Fadiman's [b:Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader 46890 Ex Libris Confessions of a Common Reader Anne Fadiman https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435782351s/46890.jpg 1468318] which is a charming collection of essays on bibliophilia.