A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books by Alberto Manguel

A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books

Alberto Manguel

205 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
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While traveling in Calgary, Alberto Manguel was struck by how the novel he was reading (Goethe's "Elective Affinities") seemed to reflect the social chaos of the world in which he was living. An article in the daily paper would suddenly be illumin...

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Moods

informative 75%
reflective 75%
inspiring 50%
lighthearted 37%
funny 12%
relaxing 12%

Pace

fast 57%
medium 28%
slow 14%

Average rating

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