![]() I couldn't stop wondering about The Uncommon Reader, so before I knew it, I found myself checking it out from the library. And then to realize that if she does that, then the books she keeps have to really be something especially amazing. I think every one of you would love this story, and I recommend it to you all.Īfter reading that, first, I was struck by the fact that she gives away all her books. Keeping a book is really the highest praise I give I have moved books from one house to another too many times to want more than my TBR books and my husband’s and son’s books in the house. I know I’ll want to read it again, and fairly soon. And I have to admit that although I enjoyed The Three Incestuous Sisters, I would probably have given that away, too, if it weren’t too heavy for me to want to mail.īut I have to keep The Uncommon Reader. This year, I’ve only kept three books of the books I’ve read that belonged to me: The Three Incestuous Sisters by Audrey Niffenegger, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and The Maternal is Political by Shari MacDonald Strong. She tells a wonderful story about how she came to read the book, but the words that stuck in my head the most are these:Īs you may know, I give away all the books I read unless they belong to someone else, such as a family member, or, most often, the library. Book: The Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettĪwhile back, I read a post on Dewey's blog about her love for a little tiny book called The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. ![]()
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