The Book That No One Wanted to Read
By Richard Ayoade
Illustrated by Tor Freeman
By Richard Ayoade
Illustrated by Tor Freeman
Category: Children's Middle Grade Books
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$17.99
Mar 14, 2023 | ISBN 9781536222166 | 10-14 years
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Praise
Claiming to be the first book that has ever written itself, this titular tome delivers a series of grievances to a “bookist” reader—from “Things That Grate My Gears” (“3. People who skip to the end. If the end was meant to come sooner, it’d be called ‘the middle.’”) to the shocking revelation that unwanted books are murdered (which is to say “pulped,” like a smoothie) and then recycled into toilet paper. . . Could well leave even confirmed nonreaders tempted to turn over a new leaf.
—Booklist (starred review)
British performer Ayoade kicks off this telling with a P.G. Wodehouse epigraph, setting the tone for a jocose metafictional narrative told from a book’s point of view. . . an idiosyncratically charming read.
—Publishers Weekly
British actor, comedian, and filmmaker Richard Ayoade, known for his role in the show The IT Crowd, has whimsically highlighted how to choose and care for a book. . . . This title provides a quirky look at the quandary of getting lost in a library and forming amusing observations about bookworms. . . adorable, silly, and short. . . book lovers will feel seen.
—School Library Connection
Awards
Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year SELECTION 2024
Junior Library Guild Selection SELECTION 2023
Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year SELECTION 2023
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