How To Read A Novel by John Sutherland


ISBN
9781861979469
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
272
Dimensions
138 x 204 x 28mm

So many novels, so little time! How do you choose? This book explores how novels work, what they are about, what makes them good or bad and how to talk about them to kindred spirits

People of all ages, classes and nationalities read novels for much the same variety of reasons - to escape pain or danger, to discover the past or experience the future, to look into the intimate details of other people's lives. Since classical times readers have been sharing their experiences of literature, today they often do so in the context of a book group. Using a variety of exemplary texts How to Read a Novel forms a series of intelligent conversations, supplying readers with new questions to ask about what they read and the means and confidence to ask those questions. The word 'reading', as we customarily use it, is a very blunt instrument. We assume it's rather like riding a bicycle. You can do it (you're literate) or you can't (you're illiterate). In fact, reading well is almost as difficult as writing well. This is a kind of guidebook on how to do it.
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