A Love of Reading, The Second Collection: More Reviews of Contemporary Fiction
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- Synopsis
- Fourteen brilliant new reviews fromthe author ofA Love of Reading. Passionate, thought provoking, and witty. A Love of Reading, the Second Collectioncontains 14 new reviews of modern classics from a discriminating, highly entertaining, and prodigiously well-read guide. In a stimulating selection, ranging from Margaret Atwood’sAlias Graceto Zadie Smith’sWhite Teeth, and from Charles Frazier’sCold Mountainto Sheri Holman’sThe Dress Lodger, popular literary critic Robert Adams skilfully interweaves a nimble and enlightening discussion of plot, theme, and characterization with fascinating historical, biographical, and literary context. Adams is repeatedly drawn to the spectacle of less-than-perfect humans making their way in a hostile world, and as a result his reviews are a hugely satisfying mix of rich pathos and abundant humour. In the words of theCalgary Herald, they are “a bibliophile’s dream. ”
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 272 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781551994482
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780771006623
- Publisher:
- M&s
- Date of Addition:
- 05/13/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert Adams
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.