The Child that Books Built by Francis Spufford

The Child that Books Built

Francis Spufford

224 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
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In this extended love letter to children's books and the wonders they perform, Francis Spufford makes a confession: books were his mother, his father, his school. Reading made him who he is. To understand the thrall of fiction, Spufford goes back ...

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3.43
based on 156 reviews

Moods

reflective: 90%

informative: 80%

challenging: 30%

dark: 10%

emotional: 10%

funny: 10%

inspiring: 10%


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36% of readers chose medium
54% of readers chose slow
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