Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed

Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

Shannon Reed

8 hours, 54 minutes first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

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A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist. We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find con...

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funny 72%
lighthearted 68%
reflective 62%
informative 51%
inspiring 37%
relaxing 32%
hopeful 20%
emotional 17%
challenging 2%
sad 1%

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fast 33%
slow 7%

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