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Revenge of the Librarians
Revenge of the Librarians | Tom Gauld
39 posts | 18 read | 16 to read
Confront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the authorTom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist's signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at Jane Eyre and Game of Thrones.Some particularly favoured targets include the pretentious procrastinating novelist, the commercial mercenary of the dispassionate editor, the wilful obscurantism of the vainglorious poet. Quake in the presence of the stack of bedside books as it grows taller! Gnash your teeth at the ever-moving deadline that the writer never meets! Quail before the critic's incisive dissection of the manuscript! And most importantly, seethe with envy at the paragon of creative productivity!Revenge of the Librarians contains even more murders, drubbings and castigations than The Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, Baking For Kafka or any other collections of mordant scribblings by the inimitably excellent Gauld.
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kwmg40
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Just saw this from Tom Gauld and it describes my TBR so perfectly.
#LitsyHumor

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2mo
Bookwomble Seen! 👀😆 2mo
MariaW 🙈😂🙈 2mo
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Blerdgal_Fenix This is so me lol 😂 so many books 📕 2mo
willaful @Blerdgal_Fenix And you all are not helping! 😂 2mo
Gissy 😂🙋🏽‍♀️ 2mo
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JoyBlue
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This collection of humorous literary comics is an absolute delight! Read my mini review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#revenge-of-the-librarians

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Blueberry
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~Tim Gauld

Bookwomble 😂📚 14mo
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bibliothecarivs
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★★★★★

Highly recommended.

#fREADom #UniteAgainstBookBans

SamAnne So good and hilarious! 2y
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Eyelit
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Gotta love it when an author and publisher both commit to a finished product 🤩😂

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arlenefinnigan
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This is really witty, I really enjoyed it. Is it too early to be reminiscing about lockdown and laughing about it? Nah. And I loved the library card.

SamAnne Oh, I loved loved loved this collection. 2y
arlenefinnigan @SamAnne it's great, isn't it? 2y
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SamAnne
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There can't be a book of cartoons out there more perfect for Littens. I laughed. I guffawed. I snorted. So bookish and silly and at times dorky. Love love loved. The attached cartoon is one of my favorites NOT in the book. Published in The Guardian.

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Birdsong28
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Very good. Funny and very observant of book lovers and authors. Nice book to dip in and out of.

#CanongateBooks

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willaful
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Faranae I feel called out! 😂 I meant to start chipping away at my backlog of anti-racist, anti-capitalist, anti-fascist books and instead I have read almost exclusively gay romance. Oops. 2y
willaful @Faranae if you're looking for someone to criticize your gay romance reading, you really came to the wrong place. 😂

New KJ Charles out tomorrow, btw! Hopefully where you are too.
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Faranae @willaful I feel absolutely no shame at all!

And oooo, I don't know if it is out here, I'll have to look. And then wait for it to get added to one of my libraries. Jordan L Hawk has a new book out later this month, too.
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mandarchy
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This was a treat I got for myself, and it came in handy on a sick day while I was pretending to miss being at work.

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arlenefinnigan
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OMG it has a library card I love it

IndoorDame 👏👏👏 2y
vivastory There's a funny note at the bottom of the card 2y
arlenefinnigan @vivastory hahaha! Brilliant 👏 2y
Birdsong28 Got mine yesterday and I saw this and thought how cute 😍 2y
willaful Alas, I got the ebook! 2y
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arlenefinnigan
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Book post is best post

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Robotswithpersonality
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So much fun. 😊
Pithy, silly, occasionally sweet.
Mostly strips about writing and reading books.
Might have to buy this one for my teeny tiny personal collection.
⚠️ A few strips allude to/mention the pandemic/quarantine, they're gently trying to find the humor, but easily skippable if you have trouble with mentions of such.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Librarian-God Schussh! 😁

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Robotswithpersonality
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I want them all!!!

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Robotswithpersonality
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The inside front cover and I'm already having the best time. 😆

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Birdsong28
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Back in stock in the UK on Amazon!

arlenefinnigan Sod it, I'm buying this as well. 2y
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Librarybelle I need to read this! 2y
Bluebird Love the title! 😂 2y
squirrelbrain I really liked this one too. 2y
LaraReads Awww….how cute! 2y
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julesG
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#BookMail

Ordered this in October. 🙈

dabbe Love his cartoons! ❣️ 2y
squirrelbrain I borrowed this from the (digital) library. I bet you‘ll want to post nearly every page on Litsy! 2y
julesG @squirrelbrain Yes! So good! 2y
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Aimeesue
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How much do I love Tom Gauld? Sooooooooo much! ❤️🧡❤️

vivastory Preach! 👏 👏 2y
Aimeesue @vivastory Your post reminded me to see if it was on Libby - it was, and it was available, which made my day! I freaking love libraries. They're the best thing ever. 2y
vivastory @Aimeesue Couldn't agree more! I just finished making a small list of books to pick up when I drop off my books tomorrow 2y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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👀

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2y
Aimeesue 🤣 2y
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Bookwormjillk 😂😆🤣😬 2y
batsy 😅😅 2y
Gissy 🤣🤣🤣 2y
Birdsong28 😂😂😂😂 2y
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Purpleness
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IMASLOWREADER im doing that now yay 2y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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🦑 🐋

SamAnne 😂😂😂 2y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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(I‘d watch the movie adaptation)

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2y
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Mirazzles
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My husband found this little gem. I must admit I am excited to have it in my office at the library. 🥰

Aimeesue Lucky lucky you! I am now terribly jealous - Gauld is one of my favorites 😍 (edited) 2y
Mirazzles @Aimeesue haha I must say I am quite enjoying it! 😊 2y
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janeycanuck
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After a bad storm that closed all the roads into my parents‘ town for 2+ days, we were finally able to celebrate Christmas yesterday. The books under the tree were worth the wait!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
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Aimeesue
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Tom Gauld is not wrong 😂

Ruthiella True that! 😂 2y
Leftcoastzen Again, feeling seen !😂📚📚📚📚📚 2y
Suet624 Wow. So true. 2y
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dabbe Oh, Lordy, how true is this! 🤣 2y
Aimeesue @Leftcoastzen You and me both! (edited) 2y
Aimeesue @Ruthiella @Suet624 @dabbe It's like he's seen our TBR piles in person! 2y
TheEllieMo I feel called out 🤣🤣 2y
Aimeesue @TheEllieMo Gauld gets us! 2y
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CaramelLunacy
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A fun collection of literary comics about bibliophiles, classic novels, writing life and covid rules as applied to literary characters. I chuckled at several and related hard to some. Very fun afternoon.

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Branwen
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This is my new favorite books! 🤣😂📚💕 If you haven't read it yet, you must fix that immediately! It's filled with hilarious bookish cartoons!

Tonton I‘m hooked just from the title! 2y
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Purpleness
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A tiring, but happy, birthday. My sister knows me so well; this was her present that I opened while wearing my hobbit skirt that she got me last year:)

julesG Happy Birthday! 🎉💖📚 2y
Bookwomble Happy birthday 😊 2y
batsy Happy birthday! Lovely pair of birthday books 🙂 2y
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JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 2y
Librarybelle Happy Birthday! 2y
Purpleness Thanks for the birthday wishes! 2y
Linsy Happy Birthday!! I loved this book :) 2y
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Hooked_on_books
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This is a really fun book of cartoons about books and writing. I enjoyed it immensely. Book humor, hooray! 🥳

Aimeesue Tom Gauld ❤️🥰❤️ 2y
iread2much 😂💜 2y
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mandarchy
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I love it when I forget I preordered a book!

melissajayne I also forgot I had preordered the book as well. 2y
mandarchy @melissajayne fun surprise! 2y
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