- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Signet (TRD); 1 edition (Sep 2 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451209710
- ISBN-13: 978-0451209719
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,879,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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After 15 celibate years, librarian Ally Sheffield is in love, and the object of her newfound affections is gorgeous maestro Aleksi Kullio, the latest conductor of the Philadelphia Philharmonic. The fact that Aleksi is already married is a mere obstacle for Ally, since she knows deep in her soul that the two of them were meant to be together. As Ally tries to figure out a way to get Aleksi to notice her, she discovers some interesting things about her friends, her coworkers, and herself. Carr's tale sparkles with sharp, clever, and occasionally earthy humor, and sassy, unconventional Ally is a terrific protagonist. The choice of which man is really right for Ally may be obvious early on to some readers, but much of the pleasure in this wonderfully amusing novel comes from Carr's realistic depiction of the everyday pleasures and occasional downsides to working in a library; her wonderfully quirky, all too real characters; and her delightfully acerbic prose. John Charles
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Aleksi Kullio, the new conductor of the Philadelphia Philharmonic, strode onto the concert stage with quick, small steps, like a boy who hadn't learned to match his stride to the new length of his legs. Read the first page
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Aleksi Kullio, the new conductor of the Philadelphia Philharmonic, strode onto the concert stage with quick, small steps, like a boy who hadn't learned to match his stride to the new length of his legs. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
a few funny moments, but pretty shallow,
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This review is from: Dewey Decimal System Of Love (Paperback)
This was a fun and silly book in some ways, the kind you occasionaly read just for fun. I also appreciated reading about the personal life of a librarian since I am a librarian myself. Ally is basically a fun character to read about. But sometimes the characters' lack of depth kind of ruined the book for me. The whole scene between Lou and Ed towards the end was completely contrived and cheesey and seemed really out of place in the story. And the end of the book was very abrupt and a little lame. It just kind of fizzled out. All in all, it's a fun little book, but don't go looking for a good plot or in-depth characters.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Needs a fact checker,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dewey Decimal System Of Love (Paperback)
This book is filled with inaccuracies about Philadelphia and the institutions portrayed. Maybe this isn't important if you're a reader living somewhere else, but as someone reading the book in Philadelphia, these errors made me cringe! At one point, the author has her protaganist follow the conductor's wife from the Parkway to 52nd Street and back on foot -- that's over 6 miles and all during a lunch break! Restaurants appear in the wrong places, roads run in the wrong directions, buildings are mistakely named, etc. Additionally, both the Free Library and Philadelphia Orchestra (oops, I mean Philharmonic) appear to be run as part-time hobbies by about three staff members each. Too much is factually wrong with this book to be overcome by its thin plot.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not amusing and woefully inaccurate,
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This review is from: Dewey Decimal System Of Love (Paperback)
This novel makes it appear that the Free Library has a staff of three people (the narrator, her assistant, and the director). Not only is that inaccurate, it's implausible. The Free Library of Philadelphia is one of the country's largest urban library systems. It has many branches and hundreds of employees. Its real director (whom I know) and staff ought to be mightily incensed by the way they are portrayed. The premise of the book is fun. In the hands (or with the pen) of someone who can construct a logical plot this could have been worth reading. A successful example of the "stereotypical" librarian in fiction is Miss Zukas, created by Jo Dereske.
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