Read: October 6, 2014
Summary: The Queen of England stumbles across a mobile library and discovers a world of books. She feels bound to borrow a book with the help of the librarian, Norman. Norman is a young man who works in the palace kitchen and frequents the mobile library. With his help, the Queen transforms as she pursues the pleasures of reading.
My Thoughts: I really was intrigued by the storyline of the novella. As I read the book, I was becoming indifferent to the writing and the development of the characters. The book was described as being funny but I thought some of the jokes were unexpected and rude given the characters and context that the jokes were delivered in. I thought this novella could have been better and longer to develop the interactions of the characters. The story was interesting enough for me to continue reading it to the end but it’s not a book I would keep in my library or even re-read.
