If you have ever worked in a library then this is the book for you!
Unshelved by
Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum follows the staff at the Mallville Public
Library and the crazy scenarios they encounter. I can't help but feel
that this book will only appeal to those that have worked in libraries
or to those that have spent a lot of time in the stacks at their local
library. Having personally been asked where an unfindable book is ('it
has a green cover!') I could relate to these comic strips so easily but
do wonder if the jokes would be lost on most people. Characters
include: Dewey- who would much rather be enjoying a coffee break than
assisting patrons, Merv- a teenage who's always at the library though
he's not a fan of reading, Tamara- the children's librarian, and Mel-
who tries to maintain the chaos that is the library (with little
success). The book is a collection of comic strips that have been
featured on the
Unshelved website.
I wasn't sure if I would enjoy these comics, but once I started reading
I just didn't want to stop. In some ways, it felt like a book full of
inside jokes since I knew they wouldn't appeal to everyone, but that
there would be people (like me) who would have to take breaks they were
laughing so hard. I am really interested to find out what others think
of Dewey and the gang- do you enjoy these comics or are they more for
librarians and the library-obsessed? Let me know in the comments!
Happy Reading!
-Melly
