The Island of Books

Like others have mentioned, this was a disappointing read. Based on the premise outlined in the blurb on the back I expected there to be some sort of more obvious connection between both narrators. Instead, it felt very disjointed and a lot of the time was difficult to follow who was actually speaking. In the end, the author's narration ended up adding very little to it.

One positive thing I'll say is that the book itself as a physical object is quite a nice thing to hold in your hands. A page at the back describes the paper used and the printing process and it paid off in my opinion.