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Indlæser... The Novel Cure: An A to Z of Literary Remediesaf Ella Berthoud, Susan Elderkin
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. L'idea di questo libro è molto originale. In effetti i mali che si possono contrarre dai libri sono molti, tanti quanti sono i libri che si pubblicano. Se oltre duemila anni fa l'autore del Qoelet ammoniva che si pubblicano e si leggono troppi libri, (allora!) ci deve essere una ragione per scrivere un libro come questo nel XXI secolo. Il fatto è che non credo che si possa guarire da qualche male leggendo un libro. Di sicuro, i libri provocano malattie di tutti i tipi, tanti quanti sono i soggetti che acquistano scrivono e leggono libri. La faccio breve e menziono una sola nota patologia: la bibliomania. Si impara a leggere da un libro, si diventa lettori, ci si crede scrittori, si diventa bibliofili, si finisce bibliomani. E il cerchio si chiude qui per poi riaprirsi concentricamente al prossimo libro che acquisti e leggerai. The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies is a wonderfully informative book which will give any bibliophile the opportunity to "cure" themselves of their ailments with nothing more than a good book. The Novel Cure gives the reader not only an A-Z list of ailments, but also a book and a summary of the book (which more or less tells the reader why that particular book is good for said problem). And to my surprise Bibliotherapy is an actual method of treating ailments! I honestly didn't know that. Oh, and did I mention that here and there they have Top 10 Lists compiled for readers? I wouldn't necessarily use The Novel Cure for serious problems, but it's a great book to have in your collection, especially when you've finished reading all of the books in your reading list and you're suffering from Having-Nothing-To-Read-Avitus (probably the most dire of diseases for readers everywhere). Also, the Top 10 Lists that I mentioned earlier are extremely valuable for people who enjoy picking off books from lists... What I particularly liked about The Novel Cure is the amount of work that went into this hardback book. Putting together non-fiction isn't an easy line of work, and putting together a book that's about fiction books that'll help you through your hardships couldn't have been the easiest thing to do either. However, this compilation by Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin is a wonderful read and definitely something that all bibliophiles should have on their shelf. I mean, who knew that by reading Moby Dick you could help yourself seem less-obsessive? All in all, I love this book and I'll keep going back to it for referencing purposes. Who knows, one day I might Wish I was a Superhero and then I could actually get help for my problem... (review originally published on www.killeraphrodite.com) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
A novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction, entertainment, and an opportunity to unwind or focus. But it can also be something more powerful--a way to learn about how to live. Read at the right moment in your life, a novel can--quite literally--change it. The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. To create this apothecary, the authors have trawled two thousand years of literature for novels that effectively promote happiness, health, and sanity, written by brilliant minds who knew what it meant to be human and wrote their life lessons into their fiction. Structured like a reference book, readers simply look up their ailment, be it agoraphobia, boredom, or a midlife crisis, and are given a novel to read as the antidote. Bibliotherapy does not discriminate between pains of the body and pains of the head (or heart). Aware that you've been cowardly? Pick up To Kill a Mockingbird for an injection of courage. Experiencing a sudden, acute fear of death? Read One Hundred Years of Solitude for some perspective on the larger cycle of life. Nervous about throwing a dinner party? Ali Smith's There but for The will convince you that yours could never go that wrong. Whatever your condition, the prescription is simple: a novel (or two), to be read at regular intervals and in nice long chunks until you finish. Some treatments will lead to a complete cure. Others will offer solace, showing that you're not the first to experience these emotions. The Novel Cure is also peppered with useful lists and sidebars recommending the best novels to read when you're stuck in traffic or can't fall asleep, the most important novels to read during every decade of life, and many more. Brilliant in concept and deeply satisfying in execution, The Novel Cure belongs on everyone's bookshelf and in every medicine cabinet. It will make even the most well-read fiction aficionado pick up a novel he's never heard of, and see familiar ones with new eyes. Mostly, it will reaffirm literature's ability to distract and transport, to resonate and reassure, to change the way we see the world and our place in it. No library descriptions found. |
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This is a reference of maladies; everything from going off the rails, to giving birth, to children, under pressure to have. Each entry (and they are legion) has a t least one book recommendation, if not an entire list (see: turning forty-something, books on); some with commentary, some without - presumably because their inclusion is obvious. There are also occasional sets about book collecting, b book lending, over-coming an over-hyped book, finding your book identity and so on.
This is NOT a book to be tackled all at once or even cover to cover over a long period of time. This is a true reference for those times when you need a book that is a match for your mood, or just desperate for inspiration.
This is not a book for people trying to combat their TBR piles - but I'm telling you about it anyway. ( )