January 31, 2017 
 I bought this book because of the cover. It's BEAUTIFUL. And it's a book about books, which I love. I knew it wasn't going to live up to the expectations I had of it. Because how could it? 
 Now, I haven't finished reading it. I've actually barely started. However, I can already tell there's something lost in the translation. There are some cultural aspects that I'm sure I would have readily understood if I was German but that require explanation because I'm not. 
 I'm not giving up yet, I'm only on page 20-- but it might take me a while to get through it.