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Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists: A Sparkling Miscellany of Literary Lists
Who had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was The Chronic Argonauts?
Henry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compiling hundreds of bookish lists. This eclectic gallimaufry showcases his we witness the tragic ends of the Ancient Greek tragedians, learn the name of George Orwell's pet cockerel and rummage through Joan Didion's travelling bag; we consider the history of literary fart jokes, orbit the Shakespearean moons of Uranus and meet several pigs with wings. From the sublime to the ridiculous - and everything in between - Eliot's lists, recommendations and nuggets of trivia will delight, inspire and surprise anyone who loves reading.
Beautifully presented with supplementary maps and illustrations, Henry Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists is the essential gift for book-lovers.
Henry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compiling hundreds of bookish lists. This eclectic gallimaufry showcases his we witness the tragic ends of the Ancient Greek tragedians, learn the name of George Orwell's pet cockerel and rummage through Joan Didion's travelling bag; we consider the history of literary fart jokes, orbit the Shakespearean moons of Uranus and meet several pigs with wings. From the sublime to the ridiculous - and everything in between - Eliot's lists, recommendations and nuggets of trivia will delight, inspire and surprise anyone who loves reading.
Beautifully presented with supplementary maps and illustrations, Henry Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists is the essential gift for book-lovers.
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First published October 6, 2022
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December 30, 2024
A fun little book that I picked up at the gift shop at The British Library.
Lots of bookish trivia such as lists of unfinished novels (where the author died while writing it), the rules of detective stories, types of typeface, literary syndromes, an explanation of The Dewey Decimal System, the largest libraries, what folio, quarto, octavo actually mean, and much more!
Great if you have a bookish bestie and you can text each other pages and have random book discussions.
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Lots of bookish trivia such as lists of unfinished novels (where the author died while writing it), the rules of detective stories, types of typeface, literary syndromes, an explanation of The Dewey Decimal System, the largest libraries, what folio, quarto, octavo actually mean, and much more!
Great if you have a bookish bestie and you can text each other pages and have random book discussions.
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Hardcover Text – £12.99 at the Gift Shop at The British Library
Connect With Me!
Blog Threads BookTube Facebook Insta My Bookstore at Pango
June 6, 2023
Een boek met alleen maar lijstjes?
Die uitsluitend over boeken of literatuur gaan?
Zonder enige logica?
(Buiten het feit dat de samensteller vond dat ze in het boek moesten?)
Yep. En we hebben zelden met zoveel plezier lijstjes gelezen.
Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists is niet meer en niet minder dan wat het belooft: 162 bladzijden lijstjes met een literaire link geselecteerd door Henry Eliot.
Van een opsomming hoe de Griekse helden in tragedies om het leven kwamen, via een lijst schrijvers die zelfmoord pleegden, naar wat Rupsje Nooitgenoeg allemaal at tot boeken over toekomstige jaren die inmiddels al voorbij zijn en de opsomming van de ingrediënten uit een recept in Shakespeare's Macbeth: Henry Eliot heeft ze opgelijst en gepubliceerd.
Dat er geen logica is, buiten de selectie van Eliot zelf, maakt van Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists een amusant, verrassend en inspirerend boekje voor iedereen die van boeken en literatuur houdt. Sommige lijstjes zijn hilarisch, andere fascinerend, nog andere confronterend, bevreemdend of gewoon cool. Sommige kort, andere lang. Sommige gewichtig andere vederlicht.
U rolt van de ene verrassing in de andere, hebt geen enkel idee wat het volgende lijstje zal zijn en poetst tussendoor uw literatuurgeschiedenis, taal- en boekenkennis op.
Wat wilt u nog meer? Als u ook maar enigszins van boeken houdt, moet Eliot's Book of Bookish lists op uw toilet liggen. (We wensen u dan zelfs een milde en pijnloze vorm van buikloop toe; u gaat nog nooit zo graag terug naar het kleinste huisje gerend zijn.)
Stiekem favorietje. Absoluut herleesbaar ook.
Die uitsluitend over boeken of literatuur gaan?
Zonder enige logica?
(Buiten het feit dat de samensteller vond dat ze in het boek moesten?)
Yep. En we hebben zelden met zoveel plezier lijstjes gelezen.
Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists is niet meer en niet minder dan wat het belooft: 162 bladzijden lijstjes met een literaire link geselecteerd door Henry Eliot.
Van een opsomming hoe de Griekse helden in tragedies om het leven kwamen, via een lijst schrijvers die zelfmoord pleegden, naar wat Rupsje Nooitgenoeg allemaal at tot boeken over toekomstige jaren die inmiddels al voorbij zijn en de opsomming van de ingrediënten uit een recept in Shakespeare's Macbeth: Henry Eliot heeft ze opgelijst en gepubliceerd.
Dat er geen logica is, buiten de selectie van Eliot zelf, maakt van Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists een amusant, verrassend en inspirerend boekje voor iedereen die van boeken en literatuur houdt. Sommige lijstjes zijn hilarisch, andere fascinerend, nog andere confronterend, bevreemdend of gewoon cool. Sommige kort, andere lang. Sommige gewichtig andere vederlicht.
U rolt van de ene verrassing in de andere, hebt geen enkel idee wat het volgende lijstje zal zijn en poetst tussendoor uw literatuurgeschiedenis, taal- en boekenkennis op.
Wat wilt u nog meer? Als u ook maar enigszins van boeken houdt, moet Eliot's Book of Bookish lists op uw toilet liggen. (We wensen u dan zelfs een milde en pijnloze vorm van buikloop toe; u gaat nog nooit zo graag terug naar het kleinste huisje gerend zijn.)
Stiekem favorietje. Absoluut herleesbaar ook.
September 24, 2022
Thanks to Net Gallery for the Book.
As Someone Who Loves to Make Lists that are informative, Inspiring & Quirky, This Book Suits Me & anyone who buys it to a T.
As Someone Who Loves to Make Lists that are informative, Inspiring & Quirky, This Book Suits Me & anyone who buys it to a T.
May 20, 2025
I read this book in one sitting, I’m absolutely obsessed with it. It was my favourite read of 2024. Made me fall back in love with the romance of reading.
October 14, 2022
This was an interesting book. This book must contain something that everyone has ever wanted to know. It has list of banned books, lists of titles based on poems and information lists like explaining a few publishers logos. It even explains how book isbn numbers are produced a fact I never knew. I also loved the dewy system. A few lists had me a bit confused as to what they were about. I think some lists could do with an explanation. There were some interesting science lists including how moons or creaters on the moon were named after fictional characters. List of authors and the animals and there pets name. Definitely useful for those who like naming their animals after authors pets. This would make a great gift for book lover especially those who love poetry, literary fiction and classics, but there is something for everyone. I think this book would of flowed alot better if the lists were organised into hatters based on type of list or genres. Some of this lists are very interesting but some just seem to be there to pad out the book a bit. I actually expected lists on top books to read etc. I enjoyed reading it but I am not sure I would reread it or find it useful enough to keep after reading. I actually rated this book 3.5 stars rounded up as it is better than an average rating.
Many thanks to the author and publishers for creating an interesting list of bookish thing. That I learnt so much from.
Many thanks to the author and publishers for creating an interesting list of bookish thing. That I learnt so much from.
February 17, 2023
“Five thousand years ago, humans invented writing in order to write lists.”
I want this book. I mean, I want it on my coffee table, in hardcover, fabric-bound (is it fabric-bound? It should be). Elliot’s Book of Bookish Lists is perfect for the reader who finds themselves obsessively making lists.
It starts innocently enough: to-do lists, bucket lists, to-be-read lists. Soon you learn you can make “done” lists. Sometimes your lists are pretty - washi tape, calligraphy - and sometimes they are scribbled, maybe you’ll redo it as a beautiful spread one day, you argue.
Top Ten lists abound, and when you’ve exhausted the top ten of every genre, it becomes more obscure… and that’s where Elliot comes in.
A list of the worst opening lines of books (even more entertaining than bad pick-up lines).
A list of authors who had limbs amputated.
A list of cats of authors - and dogs of authors - and their names. (This was one of my favourites.)
Some of these lists will ring a bell, and some are entirely new, adding book after book to the TBR pile.
I not only want to own a copy of this book, I also want to make my own.
My criticism is that while Elliot is clearly very well read, and obviously focuses on acclaimed works and interesting authors, his mention of recent works is sparse, and at risk of alienating younger readers. It is concerning that “educated” and “well read” book lovers and critics do sometimes spurn younger readers, and the books they enjoy.
Of course, authors and their works become best known after their death, so perhaps this is not preventable, although it certainly sets the scene for some morose musings about the state of modern literature, and even the very reader’s own place in history.
Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Press UK for providing an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I want this book. I mean, I want it on my coffee table, in hardcover, fabric-bound (is it fabric-bound? It should be). Elliot’s Book of Bookish Lists is perfect for the reader who finds themselves obsessively making lists.
It starts innocently enough: to-do lists, bucket lists, to-be-read lists. Soon you learn you can make “done” lists. Sometimes your lists are pretty - washi tape, calligraphy - and sometimes they are scribbled, maybe you’ll redo it as a beautiful spread one day, you argue.
Top Ten lists abound, and when you’ve exhausted the top ten of every genre, it becomes more obscure… and that’s where Elliot comes in.
A list of the worst opening lines of books (even more entertaining than bad pick-up lines).
A list of authors who had limbs amputated.
A list of cats of authors - and dogs of authors - and their names. (This was one of my favourites.)
Some of these lists will ring a bell, and some are entirely new, adding book after book to the TBR pile.
I not only want to own a copy of this book, I also want to make my own.
My criticism is that while Elliot is clearly very well read, and obviously focuses on acclaimed works and interesting authors, his mention of recent works is sparse, and at risk of alienating younger readers. It is concerning that “educated” and “well read” book lovers and critics do sometimes spurn younger readers, and the books they enjoy.
Of course, authors and their works become best known after their death, so perhaps this is not preventable, although it certainly sets the scene for some morose musings about the state of modern literature, and even the very reader’s own place in history.
Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Press UK for providing an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
May 2, 2023
Well I'd like to be a 'Mogul Diamond' about this book, and not do a 'Ripon'. It was great. OK, it doesn't always manage to be the most essential stuff – the list of the hunters of the Snark, and other things in books that might pass your way once or twice a life at most, is not absolutely vital. But this still packed a punch, with discussion of Oulipo, river novels, Nobel Laureates in public perception alone, authorial epitaphs and so much more. It had been years since I'd seen an update from the winners of the Bulwer Lytton Contest for bad opening lines, and they are still as suitably dreadful as you'd expect. We do only get two instances of what won the Bad Sex Award – but then, forty of them would be as stimulating as a soggy sock draped over a brick and covered in horse manure to be left on a radiator. Moist.
This is for the serious book lover who wants the daftest book discussion – the most trivial alongside the most erudite and canonical. The Pavolvian response to titles like these is that they are only preaching to the converted – a book about books for book lovers. But perhaps I should dismiss this verdict – just because they are book-based and for book-based mindsets doesn't make them bad whatsoever. This wasn't bad at all, it was a very enjoyable browse. Four and a half stars.
This is for the serious book lover who wants the daftest book discussion – the most trivial alongside the most erudite and canonical. The Pavolvian response to titles like these is that they are only preaching to the converted – a book about books for book lovers. But perhaps I should dismiss this verdict – just because they are book-based and for book-based mindsets doesn't make them bad whatsoever. This wasn't bad at all, it was a very enjoyable browse. Four and a half stars.
December 28, 2023
'The paradox and perhaps the pleasure of the list is that it's both finite and infinite.'
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook
A joy to peruse, especially if you're into lists - as I now finally dare say I am.
Though some topics seem a little farfetched (i.e. the 101 Dalmatians: 'Pongo, Missis, Perdita, Prince, Patch, Lucky, Cadpig, Roly Poly and ninety-three other pups'), Eliot certainly has done his homework.
Not only is this collection of lists entertaining, but it is quite educational as well.
For instance, now I know which word Douglas Adams invented for every time one interrupts their partner while they're reading a book (dalmilling). And I've learned about the authors who comprise the Oulipo group - of whom I knew only one up until now. There is an utterly inspiring list of curse words, and a reference to a thank you list in the shape of an urn. And, and...
I could go on and on and mention more favorites, but then I'd be making a list, and really, I think you just go and buy this book yourself. Even if you don't like lists all that much - if you love books (and I imagine you do, since you're here), this title deserves a spot on your shelf. Don't forget to leaf through it every now and then. And don't forget to look at the index.
Good book stuff!
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook
A joy to peruse, especially if you're into lists - as I now finally dare say I am.
Though some topics seem a little farfetched (i.e. the 101 Dalmatians: 'Pongo, Missis, Perdita, Prince, Patch, Lucky, Cadpig, Roly Poly and ninety-three other pups'), Eliot certainly has done his homework.
Not only is this collection of lists entertaining, but it is quite educational as well.
For instance, now I know which word Douglas Adams invented for every time one interrupts their partner while they're reading a book (dalmilling). And I've learned about the authors who comprise the Oulipo group - of whom I knew only one up until now. There is an utterly inspiring list of curse words, and a reference to a thank you list in the shape of an urn. And, and...
I could go on and on and mention more favorites, but then I'd be making a list, and really, I think you just go and buy this book yourself. Even if you don't like lists all that much - if you love books (and I imagine you do, since you're here), this title deserves a spot on your shelf. Don't forget to leaf through it every now and then. And don't forget to look at the index.
Good book stuff!
September 12, 2022
You can't beat a good list and if it's an entire book of lists about books then that's even better right? Well, yes and no.
Let me start by saying this book would make an excellent coffee table book that you can dip in and out of. I made the mistake of trying to read it in one go, and the format then felt a bit same-ish.
I enjoyed the quirkiness of the book - the list of terms about reading, the list of worst written sex scenes etc. I also learnt a lot from the lists - who knew "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" was written in two and a half days? I do feel that the content of the book is heavily skewed towards classic literature, with very few modern publications included and after I noticed that, the omission of more recent books started to irritate me. All in all, it's a good book for someone with space on their coffee table and a love of classic literature, or as a secret santa gift for your book group or biliophile friends.
Thanks to Henry Eliot, his publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Let me start by saying this book would make an excellent coffee table book that you can dip in and out of. I made the mistake of trying to read it in one go, and the format then felt a bit same-ish.
I enjoyed the quirkiness of the book - the list of terms about reading, the list of worst written sex scenes etc. I also learnt a lot from the lists - who knew "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" was written in two and a half days? I do feel that the content of the book is heavily skewed towards classic literature, with very few modern publications included and after I noticed that, the omission of more recent books started to irritate me. All in all, it's a good book for someone with space on their coffee table and a love of classic literature, or as a secret santa gift for your book group or biliophile friends.
Thanks to Henry Eliot, his publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
November 14, 2023
What struck me about this compilation of book facts? Let me list the details:
1) Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists is the kind of book you're meant to dip in and out of.
2) The list motif was fun though a stretch when applied to some literary subjects.
3) Some of these lists were common knowledge (for me, at least) but most weren't.
4) My interest in such lists wavered, especially when focused on the geography or science of classic literature.
5) Eliot has a particular fascination with James Joyce and Georges Perec.
6) The lists I found funniest were either over-the-top or just plain absurd.
7) Quite a few of the lists are meant to be read aloud.
8) The footnotes are cute but I did get fed up with checking the fine print.
9) A cheeky dinkus can make anything forgivable.
10) Eliot's passion for taking inventory in literature is contagious.
11) I enjoyed Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists (for the most part).
12) I recommend it to readers who love indulging their bibliophilia in a rather organised way.
1) Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists is the kind of book you're meant to dip in and out of.
2) The list motif was fun though a stretch when applied to some literary subjects.
3) Some of these lists were common knowledge (for me, at least) but most weren't.
4) My interest in such lists wavered, especially when focused on the geography or science of classic literature.
5) Eliot has a particular fascination with James Joyce and Georges Perec.
6) The lists I found funniest were either over-the-top or just plain absurd.
7) Quite a few of the lists are meant to be read aloud.
8) The footnotes are cute but I did get fed up with checking the fine print.
9) A cheeky dinkus can make anything forgivable.
10) Eliot's passion for taking inventory in literature is contagious.
11) I enjoyed Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists (for the most part).
12) I recommend it to readers who love indulging their bibliophilia in a rather organised way.
September 15, 2022
'Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists: A sparkling miscellany of literary lists' By Henri Eliot, is a brilliant book, particularly if you're a lover all things literature. A wonderful book to read cover to cover, or to dip into at your leisure.
The introduction was brilliant, outlining the human need for compiling and sorting
in this manner. This would be a beautiful book to physically have; it would made a brilliant coffee-table book. However the beautiful illustrations, map and thoughtful layout translate really well on a digital device and enhance the reading experience.
As someone else has mentioned, I wish there was more inclusion of modern literature. However, it didn't stop my intrigue at what was included.
It is clear Eliot has achieved something impressive, referencing historical literature far and wide. I can’t begin to imagine the process by which he did this.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The introduction was brilliant, outlining the human need for compiling and sorting
in this manner. This would be a beautiful book to physically have; it would made a brilliant coffee-table book. However the beautiful illustrations, map and thoughtful layout translate really well on a digital device and enhance the reading experience.
As someone else has mentioned, I wish there was more inclusion of modern literature. However, it didn't stop my intrigue at what was included.
It is clear Eliot has achieved something impressive, referencing historical literature far and wide. I can’t begin to imagine the process by which he did this.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
February 11, 2023
Great trivia for bibliophiles
I love trivia, facts and figures that fill in the gaps and enrich understanding and this book of lists is full of them. I found more than a few new books to add to my list.
It’s more a book to dip into than read and could be useful for solving crosswords and pub quizzes too. This cornucopia of facts covers a wide range of subjects. From Roald Dahl testing chocolate confectionary as a child and then going on to write ‘Charlie and the Chocolate factory’, through to the prize winning worst opening lines and even Thespis winning a goat for the first greek tragedy, apparently ‘tragedy’ means goat song, and so much more in between.
If you love reading, books and trivia this book is well worth dipping into.
I was given this book from the author via netgalley only for the pleasure of reading and leaving an honest review should I choose to.
I love trivia, facts and figures that fill in the gaps and enrich understanding and this book of lists is full of them. I found more than a few new books to add to my list.
It’s more a book to dip into than read and could be useful for solving crosswords and pub quizzes too. This cornucopia of facts covers a wide range of subjects. From Roald Dahl testing chocolate confectionary as a child and then going on to write ‘Charlie and the Chocolate factory’, through to the prize winning worst opening lines and even Thespis winning a goat for the first greek tragedy, apparently ‘tragedy’ means goat song, and so much more in between.
If you love reading, books and trivia this book is well worth dipping into.
I was given this book from the author via netgalley only for the pleasure of reading and leaving an honest review should I choose to.
September 6, 2022
Is this one of the most random books I have come across? Yes.
Did I really enjoy reading it? Hell yes.
I love the unconventional approach the author presented, creating a book of lists on insanely vast literary topics. It feels like a research of random questions a really nerdy literature student would ask, but never bother to actually google. Most of them are quite useless information that you will not remember shortly after finishing the book, but what sticks, presents a great wildcard knowledge for any literary pub quiz. I liked just dipping into the book at random and as the "chapters" are really short, it is a great book to read when you don't feel like reading.
Did I really enjoy reading it? Hell yes.
I love the unconventional approach the author presented, creating a book of lists on insanely vast literary topics. It feels like a research of random questions a really nerdy literature student would ask, but never bother to actually google. Most of them are quite useless information that you will not remember shortly after finishing the book, but what sticks, presents a great wildcard knowledge for any literary pub quiz. I liked just dipping into the book at random and as the "chapters" are really short, it is a great book to read when you don't feel like reading.
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January 3, 2023Charming, Unique, Interesting.
I loved the idea of this book. I enjoyed the literature trivia. I love lists so this book was right up my street. I think anyone who likes lists, books and literature would enjoy this book.
There were alot of books, characters and authors mentioned that I had never heard of which I loved.
As this book is a mix of fiction and non fiction, I will not be giving it a rating.
Thank you to Penguin Books Ireland, Particular Books and the author for the gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I loved the idea of this book. I enjoyed the literature trivia. I love lists so this book was right up my street. I think anyone who likes lists, books and literature would enjoy this book.
There were alot of books, characters and authors mentioned that I had never heard of which I loved.
As this book is a mix of fiction and non fiction, I will not be giving it a rating.
Thank you to Penguin Books Ireland, Particular Books and the author for the gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
January 24, 2023
I think this is a book which would be better in hard copy. The formatting on kindle is difficult to follow in places. That said, the content is a must fir anyone who loves book, lists, reading or quizzing. It’s totally random, but it’s one of those titles that once you pick it up, you find yourself going from one bit to another picking up the most amazing facts. It’s quirky and one to dip into at any time for a bit of learning or fun. I’ll be looking it out in paperback because it’s original and interesting.
My thanks to the publisher for a review copy via Netgalley
My thanks to the publisher for a review copy via Netgalley
September 21, 2022
It' a lovely, bizarre, and eccentric book. It's perfect if you love lists and books about book.
Even if some formatting issue made it hard to read it was a lovely book.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
Even if some formatting issue made it hard to read it was a lovely book.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
December 19, 2022
What a truly wonderful book of lists (and books of lists will always have my heart!). Things you never knew you wanted to know, but now you do, you can't imagine a life where you don't know them. Those sorts of things. Also provides brilliant material for bookish quizzes!
March 5, 2023
3.5/5 ☆
A book with lists about books. Contains some useful information about writing (mystery novels and novels in general). Overall, has useful information and covers a broad range of themes. The only negative thing is that these themes are not organized in categories.
A book with lists about books. Contains some useful information about writing (mystery novels and novels in general). Overall, has useful information and covers a broad range of themes. The only negative thing is that these themes are not organized in categories.
December 15, 2022
Hours of harmless fun. A must-read for all of us who love books AND lists. Quirky, eccentric, personal and random. Perfect.
January 8, 2023
Interesting and fun
March 25, 2023
The perfect addition to a coffee table that just keeps on giving!
September 3, 2023
Its genius, its so fun, i learnt so much and some of the facts are genuinely funny, like the botched bibles, i highly recommend !
Thanks rigby for buying me my copy <3
Thanks rigby for buying me my copy <3
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November 2, 2023Not available until January 2024 — after which a review
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January 23, 2023I can’t give this an honest rating because the format of the ARC, on the kindle, was all over the shop and it was hard to match up the lists and understand the chaotic formatting.
In saying that, I did enjoy what I could make of it. Dame Barbara Cartland wrote 723 novels over 76 years - I do enjoy a cheeky Barb now and then.
I reckon this would be good in physical book form.
In saying that, I did enjoy what I could make of it. Dame Barbara Cartland wrote 723 novels over 76 years - I do enjoy a cheeky Barb now and then.
I reckon this would be good in physical book form.
March 25, 2023
I am most grateful to Netgalley and Penguin Press UK – Allen Lane, Particular, Pelican, Penguin Classics for giving me the chance to read "Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists" in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a must have for every booworm who wants to have lists of both known and unknown facts regarding books.
A whole book dedicated to lists with the sole purpose of giving the reader facts and information that could contribute to the amount of general book knowledge about everything and anything. From list of peculiar narrators, the names of the 101 dalmatians, lists of existing book titles you've (probably) never heard off, the middle names of authors you always wondered about, whatever possible question you've had regarding books, libraries, authors, book characters, this book has a list for it.
The amount of times I found myself saying 'wow, I never heard of this" or "I didn't know this" and "that's information I need to boast about knowing to someone" was surreal, which made this book an amazing read for me.
It would definetely be the gift you get your bookworm friend if you don't know what book to pick, because you simply can't go wrong with providing them with information that not most people have time to search and find on their own.
This book is a must have for every booworm who wants to have lists of both known and unknown facts regarding books.
A whole book dedicated to lists with the sole purpose of giving the reader facts and information that could contribute to the amount of general book knowledge about everything and anything. From list of peculiar narrators, the names of the 101 dalmatians, lists of existing book titles you've (probably) never heard off, the middle names of authors you always wondered about, whatever possible question you've had regarding books, libraries, authors, book characters, this book has a list for it.
The amount of times I found myself saying 'wow, I never heard of this" or "I didn't know this" and "that's information I need to boast about knowing to someone" was surreal, which made this book an amazing read for me.
It would definetely be the gift you get your bookworm friend if you don't know what book to pick, because you simply can't go wrong with providing them with information that not most people have time to search and find on their own.
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