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The Book That No One Wanted to Read
The Book That No One Wanted to Read | Richard Ayoade
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"What is it that makes YOU want to read a book? Richard Ayoade's children's debut gives you all the answers in a way that's silly, funny, and thoroughly beguiling. Have you ever thought about how it feels to be a book? To be left under a whiffy pant pile or shelved, forever collecting dust? To have your pages bent backwards or your spine BROKEN? What if you don't have a sparkly unicorn or dragon adorning your cover - who will pick you out of the bookshop then? This is the story of the sadly neglected Book That No One Wanted To Read - can its destiny change when it finally meets the right reader? Spoiler alert: yes"--Publisher's description.
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mrp27
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June #wrapup

It was a good reading month. Some humorous books, some series love books and 1 DNF, South of Broad. Favorites of the month was Paper Hearts and The Ghosts of Rose Hill.

Bklover I loved Trixie Belden as a kid! 5mo
mrp27 @Bklover Me too! So fun to reread. 5mo
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arlenefinnigan
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This is a really sweet, funny, quirky book. Highly recommend listening on audio because Jarvis Cocker is as lovely and charming as ever.

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DogEaredBooks
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This is one of the funniest books I‘ve read in a while. And I highly recommend the audiobook. I think Richard Ayoade is one of the funniest comedians so I was laughing and delighted pretty much the whole book.

Cuilin ❤️ Richard Ayoade, he‘s hilarious 😂 1y
DogEaredBooks @Cuilin so funny! I die when I watch Gadget Man (my family only thinks he‘s mildly amusing but I am confident they‘re missing out) 1y
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psalva
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I couldn‘t help hearing Ayoade‘s voice in my head while reading this cute, humorous children‘s book. Full of meta elements (it‘s a book written by a book) and clever illustrations, I feel like I would have loved this book as a child. As an adult, I enjoyed its sly tone and sense of humor.

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Bibliomania
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Hahaha, I really wanted to not like this book but I'm laughing already:
"Top Five Things That Grate My Gears.
1. People who turn the page back to save their place. Have these savages not heard of novelty bookmarks? Or paper? Or 'memory'? Which part of your body would you most like to have folded back on itself?"
#BooksAboutBooks

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