Ruined by Reading: A Life in Books
The author of Disturbances in the Field provides a poignant study of the role of books and literature in our lives, interweaving the story of her own Brooklyn childhood with memories of special books and thoughts on how books have shaped her world.
The author of Disturbances in the Field provides a poignant study of the role of books and literature in our lives, interweaving the story of her own Brooklyn childhood with memories of special books and thoughts on how books have shaped her world.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780807070826 (0807070823)
Publish date: May 30th 1997
Publisher: Beacon Press
Pages no: 119
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Writing,
Essays,
Language,
Literature,
Books About Books,
Education,
Biography Memoir
I was a little disappointed in this book, in no small part because it was not what I expected it to be. Instead of a memoir about the author's reading experiences (which is what I thought I was getting), this book is an extended essay about reading as a solitary pursuit.To be sure, the author mentio...
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