Love of Reading The Second Collection More Reviews of Contemporary Fiction

Fourteen brilliant new reviews fromthe author ofA Love of Reading. Passionate, thought provoking, and witty. A Love of Reading, the Second Collectioncontains 14 new reviews of modern classics from a discriminating, highly entertaining, and prodigiously well-read guide. In a stimulating selection, ranging from Margaret Atwood'sAlias Graceto Zadie Smith'sWhite Teeth, and from Charles Frazier'sCold Mountainto Sheri Holman'sThe 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 theCalgary Herald, they are "a bibliophile's dream."Adams, Robert is the author of 'Love of Reading The Second Collection More Reviews of Contemporary Fiction' with ISBN 9780771006623 and ISBN 0771006624.