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What We See When We Read - Peter Mendelsund
What We See When We Read
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A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading-how we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL.What do we see when we read? Did Tolstoy really describe... show more
A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading-how we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL.What do we see when we read? Did Tolstoy really describe Anna Karenina? Did Melville ever really tell us what, exactly, Ishmael looked
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B00IHMFAKS
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction, Writing, Language, Literature, Criticism, Literary Criticism, Books About Books, Adult, Art, Philosophy, Psychology, Design
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Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it
4.0
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You really will not look at reading the same way after you read this book. It's rather interesting, and nicely designed. I wonder if Anne Rice has read this. Actually, I know the answer to that, I think.
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catpdx
catpdx rated it
3.0 What We See When We Read
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Visually beautiful, but it did become a bit tiresome. Seemed more gimmicky than insightful at times.
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What I Happen to Be Reading At the Moment
What I Happen to Be Reading At the Moment rated it
5.0 What We See When We Read
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A beautifully designed book that considers what we see/experience/interpret when we read. Fascinating and wonderful to look at.
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Ryan DeJonghe - The Avid Reader
Ryan DeJonghe - The Avid Reader rated it
5.0
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As I round the corner to my 140th of the year, I can say WHAT WE SEE WHEN WE READ stands atop as the most brilliant I’ve read of all. Arranged both conceptually and visually in mouth-gaping magnificence, genius Peter Mendelsund captures the very essence—the shared bond—of our reading pleasure. The a...
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