A Love of ReadingA Love of Reading
Reviews of Contemporary Fiction
Title rated 4 out of 5 stars, based on 3 ratings(3 ratings)
Book, 2001
Current format, Book, 2001, , No Longer Available.Book, 2001
Current format, Book, 2001, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsEvery year, Robert Adams prepares a series of five reviews of contemporary novels, to be delivered alone on a theatre stage to sold-out audiences in Toronto and Montreal. InA Love of ReadingAdams has now gathered 18 of his most brilliant reviews, fromJack Maggsby Peter Carey andThe Poisonwood Bibleby Barbara Kingsolver, toA Fine Balanceby Rohinton Mistry andBarney's Versionby Mordecai Richler. In them he skillfully interweaves a nimble and entertaining discussion of plot, theme, and characterization with fascinating historical, biographical, and literary context. He is repeatedly drawn to the spectacle of less-than-perfect humans making their way in a hostile world, and as a result a review by Robert Adams is almost always a hugely satisfying mix of rich pathos and abundant humour. Famously, Adams reads a book a day, from which he selects only those novels that are truly extraordinary, that have made him see some part of the world or some aspect of the human condition in a new light -- because for Adams, the best books always take the reader on a journey, with a destination very distant from the point of departure. It should be not only a journey of discovery -- an exploration of the author's vision -- but also of risk. By matching one's own vision to that of the author, says Adams, the reader enters an exciting negotiation to produce a new vision of his own. This joint enterprise between reader and writer, the shared risk and the wonder of discovery, is the foundation ofA Love of Reading. • For the last six years, Robert Adams has presented an annual series of book reviews to sold out audiences. Eighty per cent of Adams' 3,000 subscribers in Toronto and Montreal renew for the following season • This book is a selection of modern classics from a discriminating and entertaining guide • Perfect for reading groups •Quill & Quire, noting the jump in sales of any book reviewed by Adams, has called the phenomenon "The Adams Effect"
Title availability
About
Subject and genre
Details
Publication
- Toronto, ON : McClelland and Stewart, 2001.
Opinion
More from the community
Community lists featuring this title
There are no community lists featuring this title
Community contributions
There are no quotations from this title
There are no quotations from this title
From the community