John Sutherland is an intelligent man who really knows what he’s talking about. That said, this just wasn’t interesting. It wasn’t what the title suggested. Rather, it’s a collection of trivial and superficial bits of information on a huge number of books. I’m willing to read books about books from time to time, but only when some kind of real, comprehensive understanding can be gleaned from it. The only reason I made it as far as the halfway point was my sheer desire to add to my book count. Then I realized I’d much rather spending my time actually reading even one of the books he references.