{"id":2530,"date":"2018-04-28T21:30:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T04:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2018-04-28T21:25:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T04:25:11","slug":"review-i-met-a-traveller-in-an-antique-land-connie-willis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/04\/28\/review-i-met-a-traveller-in-an-antique-land-connie-willis\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: I Met a Traveller in an Antique Land &#8211; Connie Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/39895168.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: I Met a Traveller in an Antique Land &#8211; Connie Willis\" title=\"Review: I Met a Traveller in an Antique Land &#8211; Connie Willis\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>I Met a Traveller in an Antique Land<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/connie-willis\/\">Connie Willis<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/subterranean-press\/\">Subterranean Press<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> April 30, 2018 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 88 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Jim is in New York City at Christmastime shopping a book based on his blog\u2014Gone for Good\u2014premised on the fact that \u201cbeing nostalgic for things that have disappeared is ridiculous.\u201d Progress decides for people what they need and what\u2019s obsolete. It\u2019s that simple. Of course, not everyone agrees. After Jim bombs a contentious interview with a radio host who defends the sacred technology of the printed, tangible book, he gets caught in a rainstorm only to find himself with no place to take refuge other than a quaint, old-fashioned bookshop.<\/p>\n<p>Ozymandias Books is not just any store. Jim wanders intrigued through stacks of tomes he doesn\u2019t quite recognize the titles of, none with prices. Here he discovers a mysteriously pristine, seemingly endless wonderland of books\u2014where even <i>he<\/i> gets nostalgic for his childhood favorite. And, yes, the overwhelmed and busy clerk showing him around says they have a copy. 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