Description from Goodreads:
It's happened to all
of us: we're reading a book, something interrupts us, and we grab the
closest thing at hand to mark our spot. It could be a train ticket, a
letter, an advertisement, a photograph, or a four-leaf clover.
Eventually the book finds its way into the world-a library, a flea
market, other people's bookshelves, or to a used bookstore. But what
becomes of those forgotten bookmarks? What stories could they tell?
By
day, Michael Popek works in his family's used bookstore. By night, he's
the voyeuristic force behind www.forgottenbookmarks.com, where he
shares the weird objects he has found among the stacks at his store.
Forgotten Bookmarks is a scrapbook of Popek's most interesting finds. Sure, there are actual bookmarks,
but there are also pictures and ticket stubs, old recipes and notes,
valentines, unsent letters, four-leaf clovers, and various sordid,
heartbreaking, and bizarre keepsakes. Together this collection of lost
treasures offers a glimpse into other readers' lives that they never
intended for us to see.
My thoughts:
This book was not as interesting as I thought it would be. I expected it to have more funny and crazy stuff rather than old photos and papers. The recipes were cool because I love cooking but I felt it was kind of boring otherwise except a few random things throughout. I work for my Mom here and there, who sells used books, and the stuff I've found in books has been pretty freaking cool. Maybe I need to add a blog post here and there of the cool stuff I've found! This book is worth looking through once, but I'm glad I got it from the library and didn't spend any money on it.
I think that would be a fabulous blog topic... to post things you've found in books!!!! Do it! :)
ReplyDeleteI have a whole stack of stuff, so I need to do that soon! :)
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