Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
 

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader

by Anne Fadiman

The subtitle of Anne Fadiman's slim collection of essays is Confessions of a Common Reader, but if there is one thing Fadiman is not, it's common. In her previous work of nonfiction, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, she brought both skill and empathy to her balanced exploration of clashing cultures and medical tragedy. The subject matter here is lighter, but imbued with the... (read more)

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As the child of two incredibly literary parents (both of them writers and voracious readers), Anne Fadiman has written a collection of essays about her experiences with books, and not just reading them. She writes about plagiarism, secondhand stores, vocabulary lovers and the inscriptions we write - all told with a self depreciating and humorous voice.

Every essay entertained me. I'm sure part of that is the fact that I am a fellow lover of not just the written word itself, but the...

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