| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
321 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Thorndike Press large print peer picks |
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Thorndike Press large print peer picks.
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| Summary |
In Dear Fahrenheit 451 , librarian Annie Spence has crafted love letters and breakup notes to the iconic and eclectic books she has encountered over the years. From breaking up with The Giving Tree (a dysfunctional relationship book if ever there was one), to her love letter to The Time Traveler's Wife (a novel less about time travel and more about the life of a marriage, with all of its ups and downs), Spence will make you think of old favorites in a new way. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Books: the letters -- Special subjects: Library employees ; Assistance to readers. |
| Summary |
Readers know that some books affect you so profoundly they forever change the way you think about the world. Some books, on the other hand, disappoint you so much you want to throw them against the wall. Spence has crafted love letters and breakup notes to the iconic and eclectic books she has encountered over the years. Filled with suggested reading lists, Spence's take on classic and contemporary books is very much like the best of literature: sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes surprisingly poignant, and filled with universal truths. |
| Subject |
Spence, Annie -- Books and reading.
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Books and reading -- United States.
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Librarians -- Books and reading.
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Books and reading -- Humor.
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Discarding of books, periodicals, etc. -- Humor.
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Large type books.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Humor.
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| Added Title |
Dear Fahrenheit four hundred fifty-one |
| ISBN |
9781432848392 (hardcover) |
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1432848399 (hardcover) |
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