The Uncommon Reader: A Novella
by Alan Bennett
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Author: Alan BennettEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2007-09-18
ISBN: 0374280967
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Book Review: Cute
Summary: 3 Stars
Short novella about how the Queen of England becomes sensitive and human after she unexpectedly becomes an avid reader. This has her staff scrambling to find a way to stop her new obsession so she can get back to her normal duties. Cute story, though the writing is a bit dry and repetitive, with hardly any dialogue. Would have been better served as a short story.
Summary of The Uncommon Reader: A Novella
From the author of The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In
A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen’s transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England’s best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader’s life.
A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen’s transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England’s best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader’s life.
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