Better Than Life

Description:

This magical volume begins by recalling the tender triangular relationship of a parent, a storybook and a child who loves to be read to. Years later, the enchanted child has become a reluctant teenaged reader. How, Pennac asks, does the love of reading begin? How is it lost? And how can it be regained - by everyone from children to adults? Delving into his experiences as a parent, a writer and a teacher, Pennac uncovers new ways to restore the enchantment of reading and draws up a liberating Readers Bill of Rights, including the right to skip pages, the right to read anything, the right to not defend your tastes, and the right to escapism.

subjects: Books and reading,  Literature,  Reading interests,  Study and teaching,  Littérature,  Lecture, Goût de la,  Étude et enseignement,  Livres et lecture,  Literature - Classics / Criticism,  Essays,  Fiction,  Books & Reading