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A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books (Hardcover)

by Alberto Manguel (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux (Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0374247420
  • ISBN-13: 978-0374247423
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,925,511 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"If you don't have room in your case for 12 of your own favourites, A Reading Diary would be the best substitute." OBSERVER "Inspirational and enormously entertaining." BIG ISSUE "An elegant, quaint and sensitive meditation on the nature of reading." TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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"An elegant, quaint and sensitive meditation on the nature of reading." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars How our lives affect our interpretation of what we read..., 14 Sep 2006
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In this book Manguel recounts his experiences of a year (2002/03) considered through reflections on books he re-reads - a different book for each month. Each book becomes relevant and newly resonant when connected with contemporary happenings. It is not hard to find links between Don Quixote and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but Manguel is never anything but subtle. Though his thoughts are often wistful and occasionally melancholy, this is a warm and tender book, full of astute observations and amusing anecdotes.
Manguel is intimidatingly well-read and it was, admittedly more enjoyable to read the chapters/months where he read books that were familiar to me, but I have been inspired to read those books that were new to me, so lovingly are they described.
I read Stevenson Under the Palm Trees by Manguel a couple of years ago and was impressed by his tight grip on the prose in that sultry and claustrophobic novella. A Reading Diary is, by contrast fresh and light but, though the temptation to ramble must have been there, the author has maintained an ability to sound succinct yet relaxed in this thoroughly enjoyable book.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Quietly enjoyable, 15 Aug 2005
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Another book of quiet reflections from Manguel, doing what he does best, combining the personal with the critical review, to produce a finely crafted work.

Nothing to shock, and not as entertaining as his The History of Reading, but much to enjoy and savour.

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