michael griffth's bibliophilia
this book sucked. it had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. it begins with a predictable novella about a middle-aged sexually repressed librarian who ends up w/ a job at lsu monitoring the stacks for undergrads gettin' it on. the five short stories rounding off the volume aren't any better. i could go into why each of them are stupid and soulless, but that would require thinking about this book more than i want to.
ok, now i feel bad for writing this, b/c mr. griffith is probably a nice guy, and probably other people would really like this book, and find it funny and charming and a little bit sexy. i didn't, but that's just me.
2 comments:
I'm glad you posted this b/c it was on my list for next year with other book nerdy books like Michael Cart's _In the Stacks_. I trust your judgment since our lists seem to overlap so much.
PS: I am in snowy Boston on book #99, _Look Homeward, Angel_. Almost there! :)
--JohnM@SILS
oh, now i feel extra bad about dissing it! maybe glance through it and see if it looks appealing--just b/c i didn't like it doesn't mean you won't . . .
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