December 2009 Good Housekeeping selection.
Did you know that one of Proust’s sentences runs to 958 words? Actually, have you in fact ever read Proust? Or do you just have some vague recollection about the taste of madeleines? Not to worry, the subtitle of this book is How To Really Talk About Books You Haven’t Read – and the clue is in the Really. This clever book tricks you into thinking it is a straightforward cheat’s guide to getting away with minimum reading, maximum dinner-party kudos. But before you know it, you are so engrossed in the clever insights to greats such as Jane Austen - and our deep-rooted reasons for faking knowing more than we do - that you will have read a complete book before you realise… and have picked up plenty of fancy literary phrases to throw around at your next book group.
| Primary Genre | Non-Fiction Books of the Month |
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