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This is not a book for bibliophiles. I doubt the intended audience even knows what that means. It is a bookfor people who sit in rocking chairs with a cup of tea and read cozy mysteries about cats who solve crimes It consists of lists of books with no information, just drawings of stacks of books. There are a few literary categories like "19th century literature": book covers of all the most basic, obvious choices, like "Pride and Prejudice" and "Great Expectations." (Really? I need pictures of the book jackets to let me know those are good?). But most of the categories are completely inane, about cookery and pets. I'm surprised they don't have categories like "Books to Curl Up with on a Rainy Day" and "Books to Read While Eating Grandma's Cookies." Intersplicted with the inane lists are features on great bookstores (illustrated, of course), the rooms that writers worked in, and cats (all with whimsical water-color pictures, of course). I was expecting information about books, not just titles and authors, or at least some titles and authors that would interest someone who has already read the classics. I don't understand who the book is aimed at. It feels like a book for devotees of romance novels or cozy mysteries, but they wouldn't be interested in most of the categories, either, and I'm sure they would consider the books listed (or depicted) in their genres very basic and mundane.
February 2019 · Books · verified purchase
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