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A review by thecottagefrog
What We See When We Read by Peter Mendelsund
4.0
4.5
this was extremely interesting. I am absolutely fascinated with the ideas of language and the actual act of consuming words and everything involved in that process, so this was a very interesting perception.
it did seem a bit too long, and by the end I found my eyes drifting off occasionally, but I believe part of that is because the topics discussed are so philosophical and mind-heavy, ones that we don't take the time to think about on a regular basis, that it was hard for me to stay focused. However, I feel as though a lot of the points Mendelsund made were valid and a good, different, and distinct way of looking at how we as humans envision our reading experience.
I also enjoyed the mixed media throughout the book as well; it was a nice connection to "seeing" what we were reading
this was extremely interesting. I am absolutely fascinated with the ideas of language and the actual act of consuming words and everything involved in that process, so this was a very interesting perception.
it did seem a bit too long, and by the end I found my eyes drifting off occasionally, but I believe part of that is because the topics discussed are so philosophical and mind-heavy, ones that we don't take the time to think about on a regular basis, that it was hard for me to stay focused. However, I feel as though a lot of the points Mendelsund made were valid and a good, different, and distinct way of looking at how we as humans envision our reading experience.
I also enjoyed the mixed media throughout the book as well; it was a nice connection to "seeing" what we were reading