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A lovely Christmas present from my daughter. I have loved all the books selected for me, which introduced me to some great new authors. I look forward to reading more works by them. Sadly, I’ve just taken delivery of my last book, but I have already dropped a hint for my next birthday.
I got a subscription as a gift and I'm really enjoying it. I can tell that the people selecting my books really took into consideration my answers to the questionnaire, and then sent me things just a bit beyond my usual comfort zone. I've had some great discoveries and would highly recommend if you're in a reading rut.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my book subscription. It’s the second one I have had as I was so disappointed when the first one came to an end. Love receiving books that I wouldn’t normally pick up in a book shop (usually just sticking to what I know). My current subscription is coming to an end soon and I might just have to sign up for a third time!
Called in today as it was my old haunt until it went a bit down hill a few years ago. Heard it had improved so called in for a Chicken/Meat Donner in Naan @ £7.50. I asked could he not put my salad and sauce on the Naan as usually by the time i get home it is all soggy. Paid for it then noticed he had charged me £9.20 for it. When i asked why he said he has charged me £1.10 for the salad to be put in a plastic 16p tub and 60p to put it in a .5p tub without informing me there would be a charge for NOT having it on my meal. Got home and the Naan was doughy and under cooked, The chicken donner tasted like it was old and it was very dry. A bad experience which will not encourage me to go back any time soon
Received the first book from a 6 book subscription that was one of the most hideous things that I have ever read. Chosen by Callum, not sure who Callum thinks I am but clearly he seems to think I am a misogynist. A woman described, whilst dying in childbirth, as having 'anxious beseeching eyes, like a drowning dog' and 'her howls could could be heard from afar, through the main wards, just as the lowing cattle being slaughtered must be heard in abbatoirs' I get that the book was written in the 1930's but there was no character development or period references to allow the reader to adjust (or brace yourself) for these inhuman references. I don't think I could have hated this book any more than I did.
My daughter and I visited Mr B’s Emporium earlier this week during our stay in Bath.We were looking to delve into a new genre (crime) and the staff there just couldn’t do enough to assist and inspire. The first gentleman gave us some fantastic recommendations and his knowledge of the books was just second to none. We then wandered towards a selection of poetry books where we had the most interesting conversations with another gentleman in the shop. Gosh I wish I asked someone’s name because they really made a lasting impression on me but mostly my teenage daughter who was experiencing writers block at the time. We would come back to bath just to revisit, thank you all.
Mr B's might be my favourite shop in the world, and I have never stepped through the door!Around 18 months ago I was looking for gifts for my wife, a keen reader, and I chanced upon Mr B's book subscription, perfect I thought, and it was. So much so that have I bought her 2, and numerous others as gifts for family and friends. All of them have loved the idea and the books received even more.My wife kindly bought me a 6 month subscription which I then extended by another 12 months and will continue to do so. Every book received so far ( up to about 13 I think) has been outstanding, the staff doing the selecting clearly know their stuff and have introduced me to countless new and wonderful authors. I have also bought many books directly from them and my wife now simply emails them with a vague theme for a gift and they respond with wonderful selections to choose from.Hopefully one day soon we will travel to Bath and see the the glorious emporium in person but until then I will eagerly await this months book dropping through the letter box ( lovingly wrapped as ever!)
I received a subscription as a gift. At first I thought ‘what a lovely idea’, but the application leaves a lot to be desired.I had to fill in a questionnaire that was meant to establish my broader reading habits following which I was told the name of my personal selection agent although to this day have not had contact with him.The first book vaguely fitted the answers to my questionnaire but proved, for me at least, most put-downable to the extent that I never got past the first few chapters.I has assumed, wrongly, that my personal agent would at the very least email to ask my thoughts and to establish more precise parameters. No. The next I heard was simply a notification of the despatch of my next book. It remains to be seen if I enjoy this but I can only say that, for me, the money spent on fancy wrapping and presentation would be far more usefully employed in establishing a proper, working relationship. At present I can only describe what should be a great service as “all fur coat and no knickers”. I hope they take this on board.
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Independent Bookshop of the Year 2011. A quirky bookshop in the centre of Bath, run by a friendly bunch of book lovers! We specialise in great books (of course), super fast customer orders, themed literary events, reading spas and reading year gifts.
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