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The Library Book

Auteur(s): Susan Orlean
Narrateur(s): Susan Orlean
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Susan Orlean’s bestseller, New York Times Notable Book, and Reese’s Book Club Pick is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book” (The Washington Post).

On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached two thousand degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who?

Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a “delightful…reflection on the past, present, and future of libraries in America” (New York magazine) that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before.

In the “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (The New York Times) The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries; brings each department of the library to vivid life; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago.

“A book lover’s dream…an ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture, and stories” (The Minnesota Star Tribune), Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country.
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Excellent book! The author recounts the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library and simultaneously explores the true crime angle (was the fire an act of arson?) while giving us a history on libraries, the lending of books, the recovery of books, the users of libraries etc.

Do you know that, if you can't freeze a book within 48 hrs of it becoming soaked with water, then the book cannot be recovered? And there was a period of time, in the beginning of libraries, when women were forbidden from becoming librarians. Really! Also, today, libraries outnumber retail bookstores 2 to 1. Lots of facts here, for those who are interested in the topic. The author narrates the audiobook and she's excellent.

Fantastic story and narration

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The book:
What an interesting ode to libraries. I believe my expectations may have dampened my enthusiasm for this book however: going in, I was expecting a true crime-like story of the arson investigation into the LA library fire, but instead received a history of the LA Central Library, woven together by the narrative of the Great Fire. With that being said, it is an absolutely wonderful book, and if you had asked me my opinion after 10 chapters, I would have said it was one of my favourites of all time. However, between then and now I have learned more about Charles Lummis than I ever wanted to. A lot of this book seemed to basically be demonstrating the amount of research Susan Orlean did into the LA Library. Even with this, it was still wonderfully written and has resparked my appreciation for libraries, and is absolutely worth a read.

The narration:
Honestly, I have never disliked the narration of an audible book so much before. Generally books read by the author add to the story-- ESPECIALLY ones like this where some of it is from the author's perspective. Definitely not in this case!

Beautiful story, painful narration

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I went from liking this book to loving this book as the chapters progressed. I’m actually going to start a little mini book club around this book. It speaks to me on many levels and is full of so much fascinating information.There are so many funny moments delivered expertly by Susan. The gamut of emotion is covered in this book plus it is stuffed with historical information. I loved it and highly recommend. I can’t believe I didn’t know about it either.

What a journey!

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I loved the snippets of stories and the narration. If you don't like vignettes or the author's voice, you won't like this book. It weaves all over the place with libraries being the touchstone and I happily followed along.

Great book if you like her (I do)

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A combination of a mysterious (and as yet still unsolved) fire - and the tragedy of all those lost books! - and a history of the LA library, and libraries in general. The book did jump around quite a bit, but it didn’t seem to negatively impact my ability to follow the threads of the various storylines. Well researched.

Great book

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