![]() ![]() It's a gently funny book by Alan Bennett, but it says so much about the strange life of a modern monarch-full of events, but rather empty of normal human interaction. Her new interest threatens to upset the applecart of her reign, and people in the government, alarmed, conspire to stop her reading. The 120-page novella tells the story of a fictional version of Queen Elizabeth, who accidentally becomes an avid reader. 'Are you suggesting one rations one's reading?' 'I see no harm in reading in itself, ma'am. “What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do.” -Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader You go to a book to have your convictions corroborated. “But then books, as I'm sure you know, seldom prompt a course of action.īooks generally just confirm you in what you have, perhaps unwittingly, decided to do already. ![]() 'At the risk of sounding like a piece of steak “'Books are wonderful, aren't they?' she said to the vice-chancellor, who concurred. That's always been my phi-losophy.” -Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader Books, bread and butter, mashed potato - one finishes what's on one's plate. What a gem! Delightful, humorous, and entertaining in a Royal and bookish way. ![]()
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