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Year of wonders book6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Not asking friends if they’ve seen it, or enjoyed it. Not checking the reviews on LibraryThing. While I love getting recommendations from friends and spend a significant amount of time “researching” a book before I actually buy it, there was something freeing about just wandering into Borders, looking around and picking something. Back in those days, “book blogs” were still a new concept - and I spent most of my time buying books simply because I thought I would like them. Geraldine Brooks’ Year Of Wonders was one of those books I stumbled across at work, never having heard of it before nor read a review at all. Even with my discount, friends, that was a terrible habit to nurse! It wasn’t hard to find a book that “spoke” to me, and I would often joke that I worked for free - especially since, by closing time every night, I’d have a stack of books I intended to purchase. Back in my bookseller days, I would often wander the shelves as I straightened up the literature section and peek at the many paperbacks lined up under my care. ![]()
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