In 1986 a fire at the Los Angeles Public Library destroys thousands of books, but was not written about a lot as other things were happening in the world, and the story was forgotten about by many. Susan Orlean has written about the fire, and in exploring the history of the library includes many stories about other libraries around the world, and the history of the library in Los Angeles.
I found the beginning of the book interesting, but as it went on it did drag on a bit. I cared little for the battles between the librarians in the 1800s. I also found the story about the man accused of lighting the fire a little tedious and not very interesting. It ended up being not very memorable and a bit of a bore. 3/5
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She should have stuck to the library's history, I imagine. It sounds like it was more interesting than the people.
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