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Mohad 0142 engabokhad49e4 — decent book but definitely not as good as the angel series.

Anika Neera anikasarin — As a true book lover, I was drawn to this book by the title. However, I found the book a little disjointed and less about the joy of reading books in general, less about the transportive effect of books, and more a literary analysis of various books thrown in amongst various autobiographical bits of the author's life. Also, I have a bit of a "pebble in my shoe" issue after reading this book. I very much dislike it when authors throw in certain "facts" to support an argument but don't provide you with enough detail to verify the data for yourself. Corrigan states that "according to a Wall Street Journal article of a few years ago, some 59 percent of Americans don’t own a single book. Not a cookbook or even the Bible" pxiv-xv. I found this "fact" astounding! However, Corrigan does not provide a year or a title of the article; I suppose I should be grateful that she at least sources the periodical. I have attempted to track this down, to verify it--no luck. The only thing that I can come up with that is even in the ballpark is a Roper poll from 1978 indicating that 45% of American's polled had not read a book that year. And yet...yet, there are these moments, these small moments, where she does talk about the impact of books on her life, the power of the written word. Many of these ring as "true" for me, as a bibliophile. For instance, one of my favorite quotes from the book:“…sometimes even a few good sentences contained in an otherwise unexceptional book can crystallize vague feelings, fleeting physical sensations, or, sometimes, profound epiphanies." Yes! Unfortunately, I think the quote also is descriptive of her own work--a few good sentances in an otherwise unexceptional book. Quotes: "I think that, consciously or not, what we readers do each time we open a book is set off on a search for authenticity. We want to get closer to the heart of things, and sometimes even a few good sentences contained in an otherwise unexceptional book can crystallize vague feelings, fleeting physical sensations, or, sometimes, profound epiphanies. Good writing is writing that’s on target…” p xvi "I've also noticed that I use semicolons a lot. That punctionational rut is partly a consequence of the years I spent reading victorian nonfictional prose writers...who were capable of raging on in page-lenght semicolon-studded sentences...But there's more to it than that. The semicolon is my psychological metaphor, my mascot. It's the punctuation mark that qualifies, hesitatates, and ties together ideas and parts of a life that shoot off in different directions. I think my reliance on the semicolon signifies that I want to hold on to my background...and yet, also transcend it." pxxxi

Matthew Bennett _ennett_ — This might have been my favorite one since the first of the series! The writing and the descriptions in this one were so vivid.

Simon Mann simoncristina — I had to read it for my Class and now am about to write a paper on this book. If you read the book without any background I think it will procure very little amusement since Austen defies a lot of conventions of her times regarding the literary propriety or history for that matter. The events certainly can not be taken as factual but as an attempt to depict the real emotions of human beings, and manners especially of that era. If you are read enough to discern little tricks she uses in this book, your experience will greater manifold. Anyways, a very good book. Glad I have read it and my favorite among the bunch that required reading for this class. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT......... hopefully no one from my class is reading this and thinking "WHAT A NERD" I could be.