Loved itI read The Library Book, I loved it, gave it a 4. something.
The Library Book (2018)
Others: Positive The Library Book alternates between a true-crime work on the suspicion of arson in the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library; and a broader history of that library and Orlean's personal devotion to libraries in general, especially as the site of fond memories she shared with her mother.
- ISBN:
- 9781432856465
- Length:
- 336 pages
Genres: mystery
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