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''A public library'', Lessing says, ''is the most democratic thing in the world'', and Fraser extends that ideal of shared reading by making an intriguing book about discussing those novels and poems that are most important to us. ''The Pleasure of Reading'' is associated with the charity Give a Book, which aims to encourage reading in schools and prisons, and I think this book would be most effective when read by those who do not have relationships with literature like all these authors do, but I suspect it will be read mostly by those who already love ''Bleak House'' and ''Middlemarch'', and who need no more encouragement to return to them.
If you’re a science buff, find more on why we love to read with [[Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf]] or see [[The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life by Andy Miller]] for another selection of great reads. We think you'll also enjoy [[The Fun Stuff and Other Essays by James Wood]].
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