David Ulin, The Lost Art of Reading: books and resistance in a troubled time. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 2018. ISBN: 9781632171948.
Genre: books, literacy
Subgenre: essay, memoir
Format: e-book galley
Source: Netgalley
According to the book's description, this book asks questions about why literature is important and what it may offer today in a time when it is so easy to disengage from the act of reading. If only the author had delivered on that premise. I can't tell how lost the art of reading is from this book, but the author certainly lost me as a reader as he just meandered, babbled, and kept dropping famous author names while telling us of his school days in some fancy prep school. The writer just wrote and droned on and on, and if you ask me what was the point I still have no idea after reading this.
There are plenty of other books about books and reading from those describing the joys and wonders of reading to jeremiads lamenting and warning about people reading less. They are all better than this book. Seek those out instead. This book was a disappointment to be honest, and I do not recommend this book.
Libraries can pretty much skip this title. Libraries probably have better books on reading and literacy they can offer their patrons.
1 out of 5 stars.
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