false 108742 2 Is a book the same book&#8212;or a reader the same reader&#8212;the second time around? The seventeen authors in this witty and poignant collection of essays all agree on the answer: Never. The editor of <i>Rereadings </i>is Anne Fadiman, and readers of her bestselling book <i>Ex Libris </i>will find this volume especially satisfying. Her chosen authors include Sven Birkerts, Allegra Goodman, Vivian Gornick, Patricia Hampl, Phillip Lopate, and Luc Sante; the objects of their literary affections range from <i>Pride and Prejudice </i>to <i>Sue Barton, Student Nurse</i>. These essays are not conventional literary criticism; they are about relationships. <i>Rereadings </i>reveals at least as much about the reader as about the book: each is a miniature memoir that focuses on that most interesting of topics, the protean nature of love. And as every bibliophile knows, no love is more life-changing than the love of a book. 104793 2005 Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love total:138|5:26|4:40|3:57|2:14|1:2| 138 487 282 32 3 1 false false Thu Jul 05 18:13:52 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 17:51:02 -0700 2007
Unfortunately, the results are mixed, at best. Perhaps one would need to have read all 17 books in question to deriv...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 11:50:57 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 11:52:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 07:12:42 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 06:02:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 03 16:16:19 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 06:32:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 16:02:51 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 14:43:12 -0700 2007 The Charterhouse of Parma to the back of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. I haven't read most of the works discussed in this book, so while I enjoyed all of the essays, some of them lost...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 14:16:33 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 14:19:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 18:02:33 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 14:04:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 11:19:17 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 15:57:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 08:36:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 08:36:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 10 11:38:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 11:38:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 19:56:23 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:01:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 13:16:25 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 13:17:14 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 10 07:42:43 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 07:43:12 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Oct 19 11:06:52 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:09:27 -0700 2009 I am a fan of Anne, but she refers to C.S. Lewis as a racist and sexist. Thus, some of my affection for her is lost. ]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 18 09:17:12 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 10 10:56:12 -0700 2009
Am enjoying this book because I have read some of the lit. that is being reviewed by the authors. In particular, I enjoyed the insights into "...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 07:54:43 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 06:11:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 18:10:51 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 15:02:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 16:59:01 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 21:11:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 09:58:40 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 21:44:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 12:25:20 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 08:25:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=108742