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Why We Read What We Read, by Lisa Adams and John Heath
I feel sort of like a hypocrite for enjoying this book. Because, you see, one of its themes is that people often read to feel like they're being told something they already know (the Socrates experience?) and that that's not such a good thing - but I felt that way for most of this book and you know? It was fun. Seriously, if you haven't spent years selling books, this should be interesting and if you have you will find yourself cackling and saying 'exactly' far too often for comfort. And I like the authorial voice well enough that if I came across another of their books (none of which seem to have much to do with this one, subjectwise), I would read it.
(261/250)
I feel sort of like a hypocrite for enjoying this book. Because, you see, one of its themes is that people often read to feel like they're being told something they already know (the Socrates experience?) and that that's not such a good thing - but I felt that way for most of this book and you know? It was fun. Seriously, if you haven't spent years selling books, this should be interesting and if you have you will find yourself cackling and saying 'exactly' far too often for comfort. And I like the authorial voice well enough that if I came across another of their books (none of which seem to have much to do with this one, subjectwise), I would read it.
(261/250)
