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"Les critiques vont détester vous allez adorer !" - François Busnel, L'Express.

Skim his wittily annotated table of contents instead" - Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly (.) (Y)ou need not pore over Bayard's often circuitous prose to grasp his argument.

"This French best-seller is less a bluffer's guide to great literature than an intellectual defense of not reading everything.

Surely, she thought, books are like people, who can be unknown to us, or heard of, or "skimmed" (perhaps met) or forgotten, but never truly known ? But that is to leave out love - for people and for books." - The Economist

"Your reviewer's mind wandered, as she explored ways of not reading this book.

"Professor Pierre Bayard brilliantly exposes our ludicrous reverence for books." - Harry Mount, Daily Telegraph.

It's all about creativity, he explains." - Marjorie Kehe, Christian Science Monitor "But it was only in the epilogue that Bayard finally convinced me of the serious nature of his intentions.He is at his best when he pulls various rugs out from under our received ideas about reading." - Billy Collins, Bookforum The thin, ironic air of the book’s atmosphere creates a fine distance from which to view Bayard’s skeptical examination of reading and his sly valorization of nonreading. (.) Whether the wry tone of his book is Bayard’s own or was added by translator Jeffrey Mehlman, there is no doubt that it accounts for its charm. Rather, he is intent on arguing that nonreading is a positive act that can be more edifying than reading and one that is more flattering to an author than actually devouring the contents of his book. This is no Literary Feigning for Dummies. "Bayard is not simply offering shortcuts to reading and giving tips on how to glibly cover your ignorance.Most think he's onto something - and presents it very well French title: Comment parler des livres que l'on n'a pas lus ?.Wie man über Bücher spricht, die man nicht gelesen hat - DeutschlandĬome parlare di un libro senza averlo mai letto - ItaliaĬómo hablar de los libros que no se han leído - España How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read - CanadaĬomment parler des livres que l'on n'a pas lus ? - CanadaĬomment parler des livres que l'on n'a pas lus ? - France How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read - UK How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read - US General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read - Pierre Bayard