The Book of Delights

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Call Number: 814.6 Ga, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / Essays / Gay, Ross
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	814.6 Ga	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	814.6 Ga	4-week checkout	On Hold Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	814.6 Ga	4-week checkout	Due 07-13-2025
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / Essays / Gay, Ross	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / Essays / Gay, Ross	4-week checkout	Due 07-12-2025

"Author Ross Gay spent a year writing almost-daily essays about the things, large and small, that delight him"-- Provided by publisher.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Delightful! submitted by hjafuller on August 28, 2020, 7:28am This book was by turns touching, thought-provoking, and hilarious. It is the perfect travel read, because each essay is a self-contained piece and relatively short.

Delightful! submitted by lexinylander on June 17, 2021, 11:57am This was such a joy to read. The short essays made for a quick and reading experience and I truly enjoyed so many of them.

Nice read submitted by keebs23 on June 15, 2022, 8:15pm Digestible stories; thought-provoking when not happy. Some of the essays could be poems with some more line breaks.

Gorgeous -- transformative submitted by po_emfan on July 5, 2022, 9:12pm I've returned to this book time and time again -- and have found moments of levity, nuance, and abundance in care and in joy. This book is an education in learning how to find ordinary and daily awe.

Good Concept Spread Thin submitted by hmareino on August 16, 2024, 6:39am I realize I'm in the minority here, but this book just didn't do anything for me. I like the concept but I don't think it was substantial enough to warrant an entire book.