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How to Read a Novel
Publication date: 2009/03/14
The long-awaited sequel to the long-selling How to Read a Book: The Practice of Slow Reading. Now, after thirteen years, finally available in paperback!
Paul Auster’s Ghosts, Risa Wataya’s Instinct, Kotaro Isaka’s Golden Slumber, Mika’s Koizora—drawing on eleven works spanning contemporary literary fiction, mystery, and even cell phone novels, this book clearly and engagingly explains how to read novels more deeply and enjoyably.
Each reading offers key insights useful for anyone who writes reviews on blogs or exchanges opinions about books. This fresh approach to reading is full of suggestions not only for aspiring writers but also for general readers who love literature.
For the paperback edition, new commentaries on Crime and Punishment and Honshin have been added!