Onceuponatime Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Reading books about books, fiction and non-fiction, has been my passion for a couple of years. I'm starting to run out of titles. Do you have any to recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariston Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Can you give an example of what you mean by a "book about a book"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Not sure if these would fit in your category, but some fictional works I enjoyed: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (a book for people who love books) People of the Book The Book Thief (though I'm guessing you've already read this) The Shadow of the Wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Have you already read So many books, so little time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Oh, I thought of two more: The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley and 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 For nonfiction, I recently read Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman and liked it very much. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Fahrenheit 451 At Home with Books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Luis Zafon (sp?) The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Oh! The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco And maybe Possession by A.S. Byatt qualifies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 The Dante Club The Professor and the Madman (about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary) The Eyre Affair The City of Dreaming Books My Name is Red You'll have to post your list of ones you've read already!! Hint, hint... ;):D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I also like The Indestructible Book, which is about the history of the Bible (from a Protestant viewpoint). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I also like The Indestructible Book, which is about the history of the Bible (from a Protestant viewpoint). Oh, and this made me think of the book Misquoting Jesus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 For nonfiction, I recently read Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman and liked it very much. :-) Oh, this was such a wonderful read, and I've never met anyone else who's read it! So glad to see another Fadiman fan. (Have you read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down? That was one of the most powerful books I ever read. I now have her dad's collection of mathematically-oriented fiction.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Oh, this was such a wonderful read, and I've never met anyone else who's read it! So glad to see another Fadiman fan. (Have you read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down? That was one of the most powerful books I ever read. I now have her dad's collection of mathematically-oriented fiction.) I was going to recommend Ex Libris, but I see I don't need to. I love both of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 The Book on The Bookshelf by Henty Petroski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (a book for people who love books) I haven't read this one, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Oh, I thought of two more: The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley and 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff. I haven't read The Haunted Book Shop, looks great, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 For nonfiction, I recently read Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman and liked it very much. :-) How have I never heard of this? Putting it on my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Can you give an example of what you mean by a "book about a book"? Books with themes that include libraries, books, book history, novels based on classic books, and book lovers. Many of the answers I got are terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Have you already read So many books, so little time? Nope, I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 The Book on The Bookshelf by Henty Petroski Thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) The Dante ClubThe Professor and the Madman (about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary) The Eyre Affair The City of Dreaming Books My Name is Red You'll have to post your list of ones you've read already!! Hint, hint... ;):D The only one you've listed that I haven't read is My Name is Red. Here is is what I can remember off hand: (These all have a connection to books in some way, if even loosely.) March People of the Book The Book Thief The Year of Living Biblically The Name of the Rose The Eyre Affair and Sequels The Historian The Shadow of the Wind The Dante Club The Last Dickens The Poe Shadow The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana 84 Charing Cross Road The Guersey Literary and Potato Peel Society The Elegance of the Hedgehog The Thirteenth Tale Farenheit 451 Thanks for all the answers, everyone! I have a few more to add to my list and quite a few leads to new books. I'm very happy! Edited December 1, 2010 by Onceuponatime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Have you read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down? That was one of the most powerful books I ever read. I now have her dad's collection of mathematically-oriented fiction. No, but I'll definitely check it out now. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDoll Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Help are two I've read recently that are about books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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