Not to Read by Alejandro Zambra

Not to Read

Alejandro Zambra with Megan McDowell (Translator)

278 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction essays reflective slow-paced

Description

"In Not to Read, Alejandro Zambra outlines his own particular theory of reading that also offers a kind of blurry self-portrait, or literary autobiography. Whether writing about Natalia Ginzburg, typewriters and computers, Paul Léautaud, or how to...

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Moods

informative 83%
inspiring 83%
reflective 66%
lighthearted 33%
emotional 16%
funny 16%
relaxing 16%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 28%
fast 14%

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