Publisher's Synopsis
We are not born readers, we learn to turn words into worlds. But why is fine writing lauded while excellent reading is ignored? In The Art of Reading , philosopher Damon Young reveals the pleasures of this intimate pursuit through a rich sample of literature: from Virginia Woolf's diaries to Batman comics. He writes with honesty and humour about the blunders and revelations of his own bookish life. Devoting each chapter to a literary virtuea curiosity, patience, courage, pride, temperance, justicea The Art of Reading celebrates the reader's power: to turn shapes on a page into a lifelong adventure.
