{"id":149,"date":"2008-06-28T22:30:39","date_gmt":"2008-06-29T02:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/28\/review-of-the-uncommon-reader-by-alan-bennett\/"},"modified":"2008-10-12T17:03:14","modified_gmt":"2008-10-12T21:03:14","slug":"review-of-the-uncommon-reader-by-alan-bennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Uncommon Reader, by Alan Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Uncommon Reader<\/em><\/p>\n

by Alan Bennett<\/p>\n

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2007.\u00a0 120 pages.<\/p>\n

It was the dogs’ fault.\u00a0 The Queen of England’s dogs lost control of themselves and ran into the City of Westminster travelling library.\u00a0 Once there, the Queen felt obligated to borrow a book.\u00a0 Once she had the book, the Queen started reading it.\u00a0 Once she started reading, she finished it.<\/p>\n

“That was the way one was brought up.\u00a0 Books, bread and butter, mashed potato — one finishes what’s on one’s plate.\u00a0 That’s always been my philosophy.”<\/p>\n

One book leads to another, and another. . . .\u00a0 The Queen learns all kinds of places and times she can fit reading into her life.<\/p>\n

“She’d got quite good at reading and waving, the trick being to keep the book below the level of the window and to keep focused on it and not on the crowds.\u00a0 The duke didn’t like it one bit, of course, but goodness it helped.”<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the Queen’s new habit causes great consternation among her staff.\u00a0 Then drastic changes in her habits, her conversations, and even her outlook on life.<\/p>\n

This book was chosen as the All Fairfax Reads selection for 2008.\u00a0 It celebrates the joys of reading and the way reading can change a life.\u00a0 The book is short and humorous and good fun.\u00a0 Some food for thought as well!<\/p>\n

Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Find this review on the main site at:<\/p>\n

www.sonderbooks.com\/Fiction\/uncommon_reader.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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