- Title: The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books
- Author: Edward Wilson-Lee
- Genre/Subject: Libraries, History
- Publisher:
- Number of pages: 341
- Publication Date: 2019
- Finish date: 3/22/2020
Review:
Hernando Columbus and his quest to build a universal library.
Extraordinary research into an extraordinary man and an extraordinary project.
Highly interesting and informative, both historically and scientifically.
Books are our memories and need to be preserved and accessible to all.
Overall rating:
How I discovered or acquired this book: Libby suggestion
Noteworthy experiences while reading this book: Covid 19 grips the globe
Check out author’s other books?
Recommend this book? To whom?
Ratings (1-10, 10 being exceptional):
- Quality of writing – 9
- Pace – 8
- Plot development – 8
- Characters – 7
- Enjoyability – 7
- Insightfulness – 8
- Ease of reading – 6
- Photos/illustrations – 9
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