A great book for readers: everyone will find Sankovitch's thoughts on how books relate to one's life ring close to home. What was especially interesting here was her juxtaposition of her reading life with her mental life, as reading allowed her time to quiet down and process the death of her sister. All readers who love literature will relate to Sankovitch's love for books; everyone will also come away from this wanting to read many books Sankovitch details and which may have passed one's radar or been long-forgotten in a pile somewhere. The one thing that permeated the entire book, and which I found especially classist (as if this book were directed only toward those privileged enough to be in circumstances like Sankovitch's), was that this is not a book for all people who love to read. This is solely the story of one woman who can afford to live on her husband's income for an entire year to read a book each day, and to also relinquish her two children to her husband's care to not "disturb" her book-a-day project. For that alone—and this is an attitude and sentiment that runs throughout the book, this sense of privilege and socioeconomic stability—the book may feel alien and too much like an unlivable fantasy to many avid readers who are not as lucky and financially secure as Sankovitch. I so identified with this book... In times of frustrations, hardships, as well as the joyous times in my life... I turn to books. This quote sums it up beautifully... from page 210 - "I do need to talk about books, because talking about books allows me to talk about anything with anyone... when we discuss what we are reading, what we are really discussing is our own lives, our take on everything from sorrow to fidelity to responsibility, from money to religion, from worrying to inebriation, from sex to laundry and back again. No topic is taboo as long as we can tie it into a book we've read, and all responses are allowed, couched in terms of characters and their situations." I LOVE reading! And I love discussing books! It was an honor to be along for the journey of Nina and her book a day journey. ps grateful she put her list at the end... varied books for sure!
What do You think about Een Boek Per Dag (2011)?
Just lovely. Reflection-inspiring. My 'Want to read' list just expanded by many many books.
—gigi
Interesting concept. I enjoyed her applications of books to her personal life.
—fanatic_32
I loved this books ! Books about books is my all time fav.
—suada1234
