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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
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did not like it

Fascinating person/topic. Painfully stilted writing. I should have read the non-fiction bio instead.
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May 25, 2021 – Shelved as: to-read
May 25, 2021 – Shelved

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message 1: by Heidi (new) - rated it 1 star
Sep 19, 2021 08:57AM

Heidi Rauch Exactly how I felt!!! I couldn't even finish.


message 2: by Melissa (new) - rated it 2 stars
Mar 20, 2022 06:18AM

Melissa Same. I didn’t realize the “woke” language I would be reading. Why every new fiction book feels it has to intertwine such language? The core of the story I enjoyed, but that is it.


message 3: by Rae (new)
Apr 23, 2022 12:02PM

Rae Millman I totally agree. I don’t think I can finish it.


message 4: by Allie (new) - added it
Jun 07, 2022 09:34PM

Allie Piippo Agreed! I only got 10 minutes into the audiobook before I quit because of it 🤷‍♂️


message 5: by Monica (new) - rated it 1 star
Oct 07, 2022 06:20AM

Monica Agreed. Wikipedia was written better.


message 6: by Marian (new) - rated it 1 star
Jun 07, 2023 05:40AM

Marian 4 chapters in and trying to decide whether to fight through it… there’s a non-fiction bio? Cause the writing is brutal


message 7: by Jin (new) - rated it 2 stars
Nov 26, 2024 10:37AM

Jin Me too!


message 8: by Beth (new) - rated it 2 stars
Oct 26, 2025 11:00AM

Beth Agree completely! Couldn't finish. Read the catalog from the Morgan Library's show on Greene. Lots of fascinating essays.


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