How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 2/5, Love & Romance 3/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 1/5, Substance Use 2/5, Fear / Horror 3/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 3/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 1/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface—a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character—and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C.