Do all older library books smell the same? A little dusty, with the slightest hint of perfumes – decades, I’d imagine, of hands scented with soaps and powders, holding it, all of us gathering in Greeneland. Thick cover, thick pages, substantive, but loose and easy to read, since dozens have broken it open and turned the pages before I got here. Solid, cool, so textured just enough to hold without slipping. Not only is it an actual book, but it’s an old-school library-binding edition.ĭo any of the rest of you get a sort of rush from these editions? I do. The first, absolutely unimportant thing to say about this book is how much I reveled in the experience from a sensory perspective. (And I agree with her ranking of the three novels she mentions.) This was one I hadn’t read before, but was inspired to do so by a mention from Eve Tushnet here. I’ve read quite a bit of Greene – and written about him in many places, including here. Last week, I read The Comedians by Graham Greene.
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