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How to Read a Novel: A User's Guide
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Hardcover
from St Martins Pr (October 3, 2006)
9780312359881 | details & prices | 163 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $21.95
About: Offers an informative study of the art of reading fiction, examining the reasons why we read fiction and supplying readers with different questions to ask about what they read while discussing such key aspects of novels as plot, character, and pace.
About: Offers an informative study of the art of reading fiction, examining the reasons why we read fiction and supplying readers with different questions to ask about what they read while discussing such key aspects of novels as plot, character, and pace.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Griffin (September 18, 2007)
9780312359898 | details & prices | 263 pages | 6.00 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.99
About: The chairman of the Booker Prize Committee delves into every key aspect of a novel--plot, point of view, character, style, pace, and more--as he offers a witty and informative study of the art of reading fiction, examining the reasons why we read fiction and supplying readers with different questions to ask about what they read and the means and confidence to ask those questions.
About: The chairman of the Booker Prize Committee delves into every key aspect of a novel--plot, point of view, character, style, pace, and more--as he offers a witty and informative study of the art of reading fiction, examining the reasons why we read fiction and supplying readers with different questions to ask about what they read and the means and confidence to ask those questions.
from Gardners Books (August 2, 2007)
9781861979865 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.54 lbs | List price $14.35
About: We assume reading is like riding a bicycle - you can do it or you can't.
About: We assume reading is like riding a bicycle - you can do it or you can't.