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A lot of us read, sure. A lot of us really e...more...]]> 27314463 629344 1096390 0374280967 9780374280963 790 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1096390.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.]]> 2007 4 4 false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 15 09:40:52 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 03 07:18:19 -0800 2008 1
Look at who I'm asking.

This is a fantastic book. It's funny. It's clever. It's all the things you would expect from Alan Bennett and it's about books! It's about being a reader and discovering the joy of readi...more...]]> 10270073 446464 1096390 0374280967 9780374280963 790 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1096390.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.]]> 2007 4 4 false Fri May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 11 10:37:29 -0800 2007 Fri May 09 07:46:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 10718386 175268 1096390 0374280967 9780374280963 790 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1096390.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. 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With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.]]> 2007 4 3 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 18:14:07 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 18:14:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20388146 316102 1096390 0374280967 9780374280963 790 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1096390.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.]]> 2007 4 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 17 10:36:58 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 27 07:35:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 36004376 113980 1096390 0374280967 9780374280963 790 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1096390.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. 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I received this book in the mail today, and immediately sat down with it, finishing in a couple of hours. This never...more...]]> 25151377 991905 1096390 0374280967 9780374280963 790 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1096390.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.]]> 2007 4 1 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 17:26:41 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 17:27:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 23023558 600502 1096390 0374280967 9780374280963 790 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1096390.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.]]> 2007 5 1 false Mon May 26 21:20:29 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 10:30:31 -0700 2008
In this book, Queen Elizabeth II is the reader, half-heartedly picking up a book from a traveling library parked in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace. As so often happens, the book marks a change in her life.

She become dissatisf...more...]]> 11878991 751900 1096390 0374280967 9780374280963 790 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1096390.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.]]> 2007 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 09:22:53 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 09 09:08:36 -0700 2008
I’m a huge fan of books about books. You know, books where reading, or books, or bookstores, or book clubs, or even librarians, play an important role. There are books that range from the deeply moving (Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi) to the really funn...more...]]> 17371979 26259 1096390 0374280967 9780374280963 790 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1096390.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen's transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England's best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.]]> 2007 4 1 false Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 10:17:48 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 10:35:46 -0700 2008
I like that it doesn't treat "reading" and "books" as objects, like an "I HEART BOOKS" bumper sticker or those rather bossy "READ" posters. (Me, I don't really HEART books just as books, any more than I HEART ...more...]]> 44966580 653611 2940062 0312427646 9780312427641 67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255812914m/2940062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255812914s/2940062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2940062.The_Uncommon_Reader_A_Novella 3.81 2488 The History Boys, England's best-loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.]]> 2007 4 1 false Sat Jan 31 12:13:52 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 18 19:16:46 -0700 2009
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