The Uncommon Reader
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The Uncommon Reader

by Alan Bennett

2007•Comedy•124 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramafamilyfresh & originalwholesomelightlinearglossyenclosedempowerment/personal growthunlikely connectionssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect an original, accessible comic novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like escapism over depth.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

The Uncommon Reader is none other than HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. She reads widely ( JR Ackerley, Jean Genet, Ivy Compton Burnett and the classics) and intelligently. Her reading naturally changes her world view and her relationship with people like the oleaginous prime minister and his repellent advisers.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyDramaFamilyEmpowerment/personal growthUnlikely connectionsSocial commentary

Subjects

Kings and rulersBooks and readingQueensBekannterEntdeckungLeseinteresseBediensteterKings, queens, rulers

Details

Author
Alan Bennett
Published
2007
Pages
124
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