Title: Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures
and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
Author: Sarah
Clarkson
Ch: 10 plus
epilogue
Genre: non-fiction,
memoir
Rating: 3.5
stars
Part reading list
part memoir Sarah Clarkson's Book is about her reading journey from childhood
to adulthood and how books shaped her life. Thanks in part to
a mother that read to her from the beginning even before I was born.
(Which is something that I can relate to, as my mother did the same for me. I
don't remember a time in my life that I haven't been surrounded by
books.) Sarah talks about how books can help build an imagination create
a sense of adventure as well as lead to new friends. This book can
be read straight through even read in one setting. But its chapters were
designed to be used when you needed that chapter based on where your reading
journey was. To be read out of order and studied.
I enjoyed reading
this book I did indeed learn a lot. I loved that some of my
favorite books as a child and a teen were also Sarah's. It goes back to that
C.S. Lewis quote "I thought I was the only one."
The quote of, "Do you secretly relate to Belle's delight in the library in
Beauty and Beast" on the blurb had me picking up the
book. Along with the title of Book girl. I've always
considered myself a book girl who like Sarah had a mother who start early
reading me books and kept me surrounded by books all through my childhood and
teens either though buying the books or visits to the local library. And as an
adult I am still surrounded by books. Books I've bought and keep my house
stocked with. As well as the books I'm around at work I currently work as a
library assistant at my local library.
Book Girl: A Journey
through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life by Sarah
Clarkson is a book worth reading. Though any stage of life.
I received a copy of
this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a
positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
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