MJR_Librarian@bookwyrm.social a publié une critique de The Bookshop par Evan Friss
Compelling and (at times) insightful.
4 étoiles
There were times, while reading this, that I had the distinct impression of myself wandering the stacks of a small independent bookstore (or as Friss tells us, an "indie). And that impression was one of the driving factors to this book getting such high praise from me.
The book is both a historical look at the growth of the "indie" in the US and a critique of the influx of those companies (i.e. Amazon) which seek to monopolize the book trade. At times, this book is deeply insightful, both from a cultural standpoint and a business one, but at other times you can feel the author's heart and how deeply he cares for bookshops.
Perhaps it is my love of books and bookstores that led me to give this four stars, but there were some shortcomings. My biggest concern was how NYC centred the book was. Obviously, the …
There were times, while reading this, that I had the distinct impression of myself wandering the stacks of a small independent bookstore (or as Friss tells us, an "indie). And that impression was one of the driving factors to this book getting such high praise from me.
The book is both a historical look at the growth of the "indie" in the US and a critique of the influx of those companies (i.e. Amazon) which seek to monopolize the book trade. At times, this book is deeply insightful, both from a cultural standpoint and a business one, but at other times you can feel the author's heart and how deeply he cares for bookshops.
Perhaps it is my love of books and bookstores that led me to give this four stars, but there were some shortcomings. My biggest concern was how NYC centred the book was. Obviously, the bookstore market is huge in New York City, but there were stories I wanted more of about other stores in other cities. Stores that the author mentioned, but gave so little background or fleshed out details on.