{"product_id":"9781551994482","title":"A Love of Reading, The Second Collection: More Reviews of Contemporary Fiction","description":"\u003ci\u003eFourteen brilliant new reviews from\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe author of \u003c\/i\u003eA Love of Reading\u003ci\u003e. Passionate, thought provoking, and witty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Love of Reading, the Second Collection\u003c\/i\u003e contains 14 new reviews of modern classics from a discriminating, highly entertaining, and prodigiously well-read guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a stimulating selection, ranging from Margaret Atwood’s \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e to Zadie Smith’s \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and from Charles Frazier’s \u003ci\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e to Sheri Holman’s \u003ci\u003eThe Dress Lodger\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eCalgary Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, they are “a bibliophile’s dream.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145514631408,"sku":"9781551994482","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551994482_p0.jpg?v=1763752393","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551994482","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}