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The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book - Community Reviews back

by Wendy Welch
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Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 9 years ago
So here's a deep, dark secret: I would love to own a bookstore someday. I have this bookstore planned out in my mind almost to the last detail, although I sometimes fluctuate between whether to go all-inclusive or specialise in mystery fiction and also between all new books or a combination new/u...
Kwoomac
Kwoomac rated it 12 years ago
This book took me a while to get into because I just didn't like the author's voice. In spite of her insistence that she's a Quaker, who values others along with their difference, I sometimes found her to be petty. In fact, she describes her writing as whiny, neo-bitchy, self-centered prose and joki...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 12 years ago
An engaging and enjoyable memoir, one that will especially appeal to bibliophiles and lovers of bookstores like myself. I found the author's style occasionally annoying. Her obvious attempts to be clever grated on my nerves as was her need to remind readers of her advanced education. After seeing A ...
Lillie Loves to Read
Lillie Loves to Read rated it 12 years ago
Lovely book about opening a used bookstore in an Appalachian coal town.
Deb's books
Deb's books rated it 13 years ago
Sounds interesting. I won this from the goodreads first-reads program.It was interesting and very well written. I hope the author writes more books. I think it will appeal to a wide variety of people. It's the story of two people who jump into the adventure of opening a used bookstore without knowin...
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