Book Reviews » Non-Fiction
March 20th, 2007
This book does seem a little…odd, doesn’t it, by the title? A book on how to read a novel? Sutherland, a member of the Man Booker Committee (one of the most prestigious book contests a Brit can win), goes through the history of the novel, with chapters talking about how book covers are created, the importance of the copyright page, and how authors unconsciously “steal” ideas from good books that they have read. A thorough book, How to Read a Novel addresses the rising fear of readers everywhere: “There’s so much to read, but so little time to do it in! Whatever shall I do??”
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Book Reviews » Non-Fiction
August 15th, 2006
It’s not often that I pick up a book about books, unless it has to do with writing them. As I consider myself a moderately well-read person, and at the very least a professional when it comes to leisure reading in general, I have generally ignored the books telling you what sort of books you should read. Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life by Michael Dirda, on the outset, seems like that sort of book. The one saying “If you want to be considered ____ and ____, then you must read this book!” Dirda’s book, however, is insightful.
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