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I enjoyed this book tremendously. It felt like reading an episode of Radiolab or 99% Invisible. I am a big fan of visual writing, and this book is kind of like a cross between Austin Kleon and Alain de Botton. It's kind of a mix of philosophy with personal meditations on the process or reading. Mendelsund had so many interesting observations, and I was interested in what he had to say through the entire book (even though I've never read Ulysses, Anna Karenina, or To the Lighthouse).
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Mar 05, 2015
Alice Richards
marked it as to-read
Mar 28, 2018
Emily
marked it as to-read
