![]() ![]() ![]() In a series of lists and accompanying essays, Alex Johnson offers us an insight into some of the bookshelves of the great and good. Our books reveal our personalities and tastes, what we do with our leisure time, even what our hobbies and interests might be (besides reading, of course). He goes on to quote Walter Mosley’s remark that a person’s bookcase tells you everything you need to know about them. Instead, Alex Johnson is drawn to ‘lists that tell stories’. As he announces in his brief introduction, A Book of Book Lists is not a ‘1,001 Books You MUST Read Before You’re 40’ kind of book. Which is why Alex Johnson’s A Book of Book Lists: A Bibliophile’s Compendium (British Library) makes for such informative and enjoyable reading. I’m not talking so much about chart lists such as the New York Times Bestseller List or the Amazon charts, but something more timeless and enduring. ![]()
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