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The Year of Reading Dangerously

Andy Miller

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Feb 28, 2015 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: reading, books-about-books

First, let’s make a few things clear: Andy Miller does not read dangerously. He does not save his life by reading. And he only reads fifty great books (and ONE not-so-great one).

Now that the lies in the title are set aside, I can tell you what this book really is: Andy Miller is a funny guy and you will love his yearlong trip through fifty classics. (Though, for truth-in-advertising reasons, I feel compelled to warn you that I completely disagreed with his opinions on every book: War and Peace ...more

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Apr 13, 2015 Anie rated it liked it

Shelves: male-author, non-fiction, essays, 2015, borrowed

This book made me laugh. I think it's best described as quippy: The author has a snarky, sarcastic sense of humor that can't help but make your mouth twist into a smile. There's plenty of sweet moments in here, too (bordering on but not quite getting into the maudlin or sentimental, though it's worth mentioning that I have a high tolerance for sentimentality; ymmv). Overall, it's a book about books, and about one person's responses to a number of books, and I will always enjoy that.
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