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A review by spookysoto
How to Read Novels Like a Professor: A Jaunty Exploration of the World's Favorite Literary Form by Thomas C. Foster
3.0
Rating:2.5/5 It's ok
I read this book to be able to read more critically, and this offers advice on how to do it. It was very interesting at first but towards the middle and end it became very boring.
My biggest problem was the examples used, it limited to a few classic works I'm not familiar with, so it was difficult to fully grasp his teachings. I like the fact he put a short story at the end to serve as a practice for everything he talked about throughout the book.
I wish it had a broader scope regarding the novels and works discussed, and to not be limited to Usa and British works. I'd have loved to see him use modern literature and literature of around the world.
I read this book to be able to read more critically, and this offers advice on how to do it. It was very interesting at first but towards the middle and end it became very boring.
My biggest problem was the examples used, it limited to a few classic works I'm not familiar with, so it was difficult to fully grasp his teachings. I like the fact he put a short story at the end to serve as a practice for everything he talked about throughout the book.
I wish it had a broader scope regarding the novels and works discussed, and to not be limited to Usa and British works. I'd have loved to see him use modern literature and literature of around the world.