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Megan asked this question about How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines:
I have the first edition of this book. He updated it and it was re-released as the revised edition. Has anyone read both and are they basically the same? Will I be missing out on anything if I never get the newer version?
Alanna According to the introduction in the revised version, he fixed some things and removed the chapter on sonnets. He also "added a chapter on characteriz…moreAccording to the introduction in the revised version, he fixed some things and removed the chapter on sonnets. He also "added a chapter on characterization and on why being buddies with protagonist is so bad for the health of second fiddles...new discussion on public versus private symbols" and "a meditation on taking charge of one's own reading experience". I'll leave it to you whether or not it's worth hunting down the new version.(less)
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