Day 5: A book that makes you happy:84 Charing Cross Road Here’s another book about books, or rather people who love books, and as an epistolary biographical story that is such a breezy quick read that is neither shallow nor trite, it hits a lot of my bookish happy notes. If you’re like me, you’ll wish you could also strike up a friendship with a bookshop in London, so you can send snappy letters berating them for not finding and fulfilling your esoteric literary needs quite fast enough. And yes, when I went to London I had to make a pilgrimage, and well, finding a McDonald’s there was a bit of a letdown. Anyways, this charming book is worth a look, but do also watch the film version. Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins are perfect.
But seriously, it took me all day to figure which one book to write about here because, well, books in general make me happy.
Oh, this sounds interesting – I’m adding it to my reading list. I adore an epistolary novel.
I feel you on how hard it was to choose a book for this one. You should see the document I wrote my posts in – it’s a mess of books. I’m trying not to repeat much, so there will be a lot of digging into my nostalgic faves over the next month. I half wish I were at my mother’s house so I have access to the majority of my library to refresh my memories.
What makes it even better is that it’s not a novel. Helene Hanff is one of the people at my dinner party of deceased authors who I just know I would be besties with.
egads
August 5, 2020 at 4:36 PM
Day 5: A book that makes you happy:84 Charing Cross Road Here’s another book about books, or rather people who love books, and as an epistolary biographical story that is such a breezy quick read that is neither shallow nor trite, it hits a lot of my bookish happy notes. If you’re like me, you’ll wish you could also strike up a friendship with a bookshop in London, so you can send snappy letters berating them for not finding and fulfilling your esoteric literary needs quite fast enough. And yes, when I went to London I had to make a pilgrimage, and well, finding a McDonald’s there was a bit of a letdown. Anyways, this charming book is worth a look, but do also watch the film version. Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins are perfect.
But seriously, it took me all day to figure which one book to write about here because, well, books in general make me happy.
egads
August 5, 2020 at 4:38 PM
Hmmm, now I really want to become penpals with a London bookshop. It seems like a pandemic friendly dream.
SnarkyJellyfish
August 5, 2020 at 5:08 PM
Oh, this sounds interesting – I’m adding it to my reading list. I adore an epistolary novel.
I feel you on how hard it was to choose a book for this one. You should see the document I wrote my posts in – it’s a mess of books. I’m trying not to repeat much, so there will be a lot of digging into my nostalgic faves over the next month. I half wish I were at my mother’s house so I have access to the majority of my library to refresh my memories.
egads
August 5, 2020 at 5:17 PM
What makes it even better is that it’s not a novel. Helene Hanff is one of the people at my dinner party of deceased authors who I just know I would be besties with.
SnarkyJellyfish
August 5, 2020 at 5:29 PM
Ohh even better.
beffels
August 5, 2020 at 5:19 PM
I haven’t read this, I’ll have to look out for it because it sounds like something I’d enjoy.
I had heaps of trouble deciding as well – in the end I’m saving some of the other ideas I had for later categories so as not to repeat myself 😊