![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “To study the way we read is to study the way the mind works: the way it evaluates a statement for truth, the way it behaves in relation to another mind (i.e., the writer’s) across space and time.” Saunders has even more insight on why we (I) study the way we (I) read: But this attracted me in a friend’s feed because of it being short stories the stories are from the greats in Russian fiction Russia being what it is, I thought her literature might give me more insight into her people and while I seem to do a lot of reviewing, sometimes I feel like I lack the tools to be as specific as I would like. I have almost no interest in literary fiction. ![]() “This is a resistance literature, written by progressive reformers in a repressive culture, under constant threat of censorship… The resistance in the stories is quiet, at a slant, and comes from perhaps the most radical idea of all: that every human being is worthy of attention and that the origins of every good and evil capability of the universe may be found by observing a single, even very humble, person and the turnings of his or her mind.” Suffice it to say that I have 177 highlights on this book. Read January 2023 Recommended for fans of literary analysis, thinking ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ![]()
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