A Love of Reading, The Second Collection
More Reviews of Contemporary Fiction
Robert Adams
- Fourteen
- brilliant
- new
- reviews
- from
- the
- author
- of
- A
- Love
- of
- Reading*.
- Passionate,
- thought
- provoking,
- and
- witty.A
- Love
- of
- Reading,
- the
- Second
- Collection*
- contains
- 14
- new
- reviews
- of
- modern
- classics
- from
- a
- discriminating,
- highly
- entertaining,
- and
- prodigiously
- well-read
- guide.In
- a
- stimulating
- selection,
- ranging
- from
- Margaret
- Atwood’s
- Alias
- Grace
- to
- Zadie
- Smith’s
- White
- Teeth,
- and
- from
- Charles
- Frazier’s
- Cold
- Mountain
- to
- Sheri
- Holman’s
- The
- Dress
- Lodger,
- popular
- literary
- critic
- Robert
- Adams
- skilfully
- interweaves
- a
- nimble
- and
- enlightening
- discussion
- of
- plot,
- theme,
- and
- characterization
- with
- fascinating
- historical,
- biographical,
- and
- literary
- context.
- Adams
- is
- repeatedly
- drawn
- to
- the
- spectacle
- of
- less-than-perfect
- humans
- making
- their
- way
- in
- a
- hostile
- world,
- and
- as
- a
- result
- his
- reviews
- are
- a
- hugely
- satisfying
- mix
- of
- rich
- pathos
- and
- abundant
- humour.
- In
- the
- words
- of
- the
- Calgary
- Herald,
- they
- are
- “a
- bibliophile’s dream.”
