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i really like how she gave nice summaries for each of the books listed in recommended readings and explains how each genre weaves relevance with others....also very nice quotes to start each chapter
but what i like most is it is simple to read, she offers practical advice on how to appraoch books at a time there is too much books and too little time and shes not condescending...like u ever read those damn philosophy books like derrida and they are so arcane u dont understand it? but the author here empahtizes and encourages us and i like it as self help book because i have problems reading...so for advanced people this might not be good but for peple like me its good confidence booster
there is quote from another reviewer she puts it better than i do :thumb:
"I have two graduate degrees, but despite that I've always felt undereducated. I've read quite a few "important books," but they never fit together in my mind into any sort of logical progression. This book has finally made sense of the pattern! Bauer begins with a brief examination of the reading process, and then explains, clearly and intelligently, how five different genres developed, from ancient times up until the present. She also shows how the genres relate to each other. She starts with the novel, from Don Quixote to magic realism, and follows that up with autobiography because (like novelists) autobiographists are telling a story; she then goes on to history (because historians also tell a story, but have a different relationship to the "facts") and finishes up with plays and poetry. Along the way, she defines all the important literary terms you've heard floating around, and slots them neatly into their place. One of the best guides to self education I've read, and one that finally got me back on the path to serious reading. (Incidentally, what is the reviewer talking about below, when he says "the author admits she hasn't read the books"? Totally untrue--no such statement. Ms. Bauer says that she has always had trouble getting through Moby Dick, but apart from that demonstrates a great mastery of the material, and the annotations are amazingly helpful--they highlight the themes of the books and show, briefly, how the terms and developments covered in the "history of the genre" sections play into each.)
Highly recommended for any serious reader."
but what i like most is it is simple to read, she offers practical advice on how to appraoch books at a time there is too much books and too little time and shes not condescending...like u ever read those damn philosophy books like derrida and they are so arcane u dont understand it? but the author here empahtizes and encourages us and i like it as self help book because i have problems reading...so for advanced people this might not be good but for peple like me its good confidence booster
there is quote from another reviewer she puts it better than i do :thumb:
"I have two graduate degrees, but despite that I've always felt undereducated. I've read quite a few "important books," but they never fit together in my mind into any sort of logical progression. This book has finally made sense of the pattern! Bauer begins with a brief examination of the reading process, and then explains, clearly and intelligently, how five different genres developed, from ancient times up until the present. She also shows how the genres relate to each other. She starts with the novel, from Don Quixote to magic realism, and follows that up with autobiography because (like novelists) autobiographists are telling a story; she then goes on to history (because historians also tell a story, but have a different relationship to the "facts") and finishes up with plays and poetry. Along the way, she defines all the important literary terms you've heard floating around, and slots them neatly into their place. One of the best guides to self education I've read, and one that finally got me back on the path to serious reading. (Incidentally, what is the reviewer talking about below, when he says "the author admits she hasn't read the books"? Totally untrue--no such statement. Ms. Bauer says that she has always had trouble getting through Moby Dick, but apart from that demonstrates a great mastery of the material, and the annotations are amazingly helpful--they highlight the themes of the books and show, briefly, how the terms and developments covered in the "history of the genre" sections play into each.)
Highly recommended for any serious reader."
nail_polish said:
i really like how she gave nice summaries for each of the books listed in recommended readings and explains how each genre weaves relevance with others....also very nice quotes to start each chapter
but what i like most is it is simple to read, she offers practical advice on how to appraoch books at a time there is too much books and too little time and shes not condescending...like u ever read those damn philosophy books like derrida and they are so arcane u dont understand it? but the author here empahtizes and encourages us and i like it as self help book because i have problems reading...so for advanced people this might not be good but for peple like me its good confidence booster
there is quote from another reviewer she puts it better than i do :thumb:
"I have two graduate degrees, but despite that I've always felt undereducated. I've read quite a few "important books," but they never fit together in my mind into any sort of logical progression. This book has finally made sense of the pattern! Bauer begins with a brief examination of the reading process, and then explains, clearly and intelligently, how five different genres developed, from ancient times up until the present. She also shows how the genres relate to each other. She starts with the novel, from Don Quixote to magic realism, and follows that up with autobiography because (like novelists) autobiographists are telling a story; she then goes on to history (because historians also tell a story, but have a different relationship to the "facts") and finishes up with plays and poetry. Along the way, she defines all the important literary terms you've heard floating around, and slots them neatly into their place. One of the best guides to self education I've read, and one that finally got me back on the path to serious reading. (Incidentally, what is the reviewer talking about below, when he says "the author admits she hasn't read the books"? Totally untrue--no such statement. Ms. Bauer says that she has always had trouble getting through Moby Dick, but apart from that demonstrates a great mastery of the material, and the annotations are amazingly helpful--they highlight the themes of the books and show, briefly, how the terms and developments covered in the "history of the genre" sections play into each.)
Highly recommended for any serious reader."
but what i like most is it is simple to read, she offers practical advice on how to appraoch books at a time there is too much books and too little time and shes not condescending...like u ever read those damn philosophy books like derrida and they are so arcane u dont understand it? but the author here empahtizes and encourages us and i like it as self help book because i have problems reading...so for advanced people this might not be good but for peple like me its good confidence booster
there is quote from another reviewer she puts it better than i do :thumb:
"I have two graduate degrees, but despite that I've always felt undereducated. I've read quite a few "important books," but they never fit together in my mind into any sort of logical progression. This book has finally made sense of the pattern! Bauer begins with a brief examination of the reading process, and then explains, clearly and intelligently, how five different genres developed, from ancient times up until the present. She also shows how the genres relate to each other. She starts with the novel, from Don Quixote to magic realism, and follows that up with autobiography because (like novelists) autobiographists are telling a story; she then goes on to history (because historians also tell a story, but have a different relationship to the "facts") and finishes up with plays and poetry. Along the way, she defines all the important literary terms you've heard floating around, and slots them neatly into their place. One of the best guides to self education I've read, and one that finally got me back on the path to serious reading. (Incidentally, what is the reviewer talking about below, when he says "the author admits she hasn't read the books"? Totally untrue--no such statement. Ms. Bauer says that she has always had trouble getting through Moby Dick, but apart from that demonstrates a great mastery of the material, and the annotations are amazingly helpful--they highlight the themes of the books and show, briefly, how the terms and developments covered in the "history of the genre" sections play into each.)
Highly recommended for any serious reader."
hi k69atie how is you doing? that book is mostly talk about girls going into peburty...like in junior high school -early high school type...it just talks about our bodies, guys, how to do good in social environment and drugs sex stuffs like that...i think you might be too old for it youre like 22 right?
but yah here is a web site asssochiated with it...i look at it everyday. cheers!
http://www.gurl.com/
but yah here is a web site asssochiated with it...i look at it everyday. cheers!
http://www.gurl.com/
Read This:
This book is written by Steve Hagen who is a Zen Master and a long-time teacher of Buddhism. He is also the Author of a book called How the World can be the way it is.
'This is the clearest and most precise exposition of Buddhism I have ever read. If you're looking for enlightenment rather than just scholarly knowledge, you'd better read this'
Says Robert Pirsig the Author of Zen and the art of Motercycle Maintenance - is the comment on the front of the book.
This book is written by Steve Hagen who is a Zen Master and a long-time teacher of Buddhism. He is also the Author of a book called How the World can be the way it is.
'This is the clearest and most precise exposition of Buddhism I have ever read. If you're looking for enlightenment rather than just scholarly knowledge, you'd better read this'
Says Robert Pirsig the Author of Zen and the art of Motercycle Maintenance - is the comment on the front of the book.
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