The Year of Dangerous Reading

Author Name: Andy Miller

A Year of Reading Dangerously (How 50 Great Books Saved My Life) - Andy Miller From "A Year of Reading Dangerously": "An incomparable memoir. Triumphantly written. Burning with love for literature. This book introduces me to the best definitions of enthusiasm for beauty. This book manages to convey something of the pleasure—no, the joy—I felt in sharing Miller's year of reading and rereading books I loved so much." Peter Conard. "A breathtakingly sublime, enjoyable memoir. Miller is one of those who cherish the written word, but he does so without any of the self-importance or vanity that so often accompanies writers in the literary world. He has the best definition of what makes a great book I've ever read: "It's the book that explains madness—and often the mad self—to any answer and finds beauty and reassurance in that slippage. It's delicious reading in its entirety." Maria Popova If you feel guilty because you haven't read a book in a long time, "The Year of Reading Dangerously" tells your story exactly, without ostentation or pretense of intellectual ostentation. In 328 pages, Andy Miller complains about reading, enjoys it, and honestly admits his occasional lack of fitness for reading classics. No need to lie anymore. I consider the experience of reading "The Year of Reading Dangerously" an experience approaching repentance. Repentance for all the lies we've told about books. Repentance for our shame of the truth. This book is hilarious. Frank. Arrogant. Modest. The best reading you can do to free yourself from all your preconceived notions about reading. Your guide to training for a marathon reading. “A crazy, funny, sweet book. If you love to read, you should read it.” Charlotte Mendelsohn How many books have you always wanted to read? Felt you should read? Pretended you read them? Andy Miller had a job he loved and a family he loved. But something was missing: books. So he decided to start a whole year of reading, and it changed his life completely.