by Alberto Manguel
The first half of this mediation about reading is good, nice and strong. Yet the book feels as if it has gone for a tad bit too long. There are some interesting facts and stories crammed into this mediation about reading. The Library at Night, however, was a stronger book.
Wow, this was very educational, a bit overwhelming. I learned a lot but also skimmed a few chapters that just had too much information for me. Overall though, there were plenty of interesting topics covered, from the origins of reading and writing, reading aloud, banned books and even the history of...
Even though I am in the midst of reading of this book, every page is a passage to scintillating information. It clears the misconception of reading being restricted to literacy(books) and moves on to this unbelievable plethora of deciphering methods for gaining wisdom and knowledge. From primitive ...
Wow, this was very educational, a bit overwhelming. I learned a lot but also skimmed a few chapters that just had too much information for me. Overall though, there were plenty of interesting topics covered, from the origins of reading and writing, reading aloud, banned books and even the history of...
Oh I loved this book, I learned sooo many cool facts about how my favorite hobby developed through ages. This is indeed the book for the people who read to live :).Zara, thank you so much!
A fun way to go about learning a history of reading; it's not what you might expect from a history book. Manguel interjects his own feelings about reading and readers, authors, historical figures, you name it. It's very much a book about what Manguel thinks reading is about and why it's important....
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