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The Novel Cure, An A-Z Of Literary Remedies (2013)

by Ella Berthoud(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1922079359 (ISBN13: 9781922079350)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Text Publishing

review 1: Un libro (antologia?) piuttosto furbo, il cui unico interesse è quello di proporre liste infinite di libri interessanti.Diciamo che offre infiniti spunti di lettura, ma che la lettura del testo, di per se stessa, non è questo granchè. Non è nemmeno terribile se è per questo, ma alcune "malattie" lasciano perplessi (e che palle tutti quegli orgasmi, averne troppo pochi, sesso, farne troppo o troppo poco, flatulenze ?!?) e anche alcune cure proposte.E odio le liste tipo "i dieci migliori libri per"...Durante la lettura, non fare come me: scriversi subito il titolo dei libri che interessano, perchè poi, alla fine, ben difficilmente ve li ricorderete in tutto quel marasma, e hai voglia a ripassare 700 pagine per trovarli!
review 2: Not sure what to read next?... more How about this book about books? Specifically, this book about which books to read to cure all your troubles. Organized by an alphabetical list that contains the whole range of human emotions, conditions, and conundrums, including jealousy, looking for Mr./Mrs. Right, burning dinner, nameless dread and even the common cold, The Novel Cure proposes to alleviate them with the proper prescribed reading material.For example, a person suffering from hypochondria ought to pick up The Secret Garden, and be inspired by Mary's fierce determination that her cousin Colin is merely suffering from imagined illness. Or, if you find yourself in a jam, try The Life of Pi, in which young Pi survives being stranded at sea with a ravenous tiger; if Pi can get himself out of that pickle, you can extricate yourself fromyour own tricky situations.You can dip in to this excellent, creatively written book, or read it straight through, and be reminded of great books you have read (or have yet to read), get ideas for what to read next, and have a chuckle at the same time.Recommended by mj less

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