A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for BooksModern · Books About Books, Nonfiction, History
A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
1995 · 638 pages · Nonfiction
32
Modern
★ 4.04 on Goodreads · 2K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 16 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1995). 4.04★ from 2K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
32Must-Read Score
- Readers53 out of 100 · counts 40%+23
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
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Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1995)
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