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How to be Well Read: A Guide to 567 Essential Novels
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How to be Well Read: A Guide to 567 Essential Novels (Hardback)
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As the annual flow of novels grows ever greater, it's a hard job to keep up, let alone sort the wheat from the chaff. Fortunately John Sutherland is on hand to do precisely that for you, and in 500 wittily informative essays he introduces you to the very best of the world's fiction. His taste is impressively catholic: an appreciation of "The Ambassadors" is immediately followed by a consideration of "American Psycho." "War and Peace, Heat and Dust" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" all make an appearance. There are imposing Victorian novels, entertaining contemporary thrillers and everything in between, from spy novels to romance. In each case a sense of the flavour of the novel is brilliantly evoked and a compelling case made for why it should be a candidate for the bookshelf or bedside table. The end result is both a wonderful dip-in book and a virtual history of the novel.

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