Another book highly recommended by a good friend. I'm looking forward to gaining fresh insights from Lesser.
Why I Read
by Wendy Lesser
The publisher's description...
"Reading Why I Read delivers all the pleasure of discussing one's
favorite books with a marvelously articulate, intelligent, opinionated
friend. It's like joining the book club of your dreams."
―Francine Prose
"Wendy
Lesser's extraordinary alertness, intelligence, and curiosity have made
her one of America's most significant cultural critics," writes Stephen
Greenblatt. In Why I Read, she draws on a lifetime of pleasure
reading and decades of editing to describe a life lived in and through
literature. As Lesser examines work from such perspectives as "Character
and Plot," "Novelty," "Grandeur and Intimacy," and "Authority," the
reader will discover a definition of literature that is as broad as it
is broad-minded. In addition to novels and stories, Lesser explores
plays, poems, and essays, along with mysteries, science fiction, and
memoirs. Her passion for reading is infectious―and it resonates on every
page. Iconoclastic, conversational, and full of insight, Why I Read will delight avid readers as well as neophytes in search of sheer literary fun.
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