The child perspective in Ferrante’s “My Brilliant Friend” creates a special bond with the reader.
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My Brilliant Friend, Cure for Loneliness?
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Better Living through Lit–the Book
In which I talk about my book, which a publisher has just accepted.
For a Rich Life, Read Widely and Freely
Literature impacts our lives but the influence is best if we read a wide variety of works. Limiting ourselves to just a few authors can warp us.
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Lit Classics, Our Most Valuable Friends
Wayne Booth compares our relationship with books to our relationships with friends. Just as we can judge whether a friendship is good for us, so can we do so with a literary work.
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The Classics, Guides to Our Best Selves
Wayne Booth describes the classics as friends in the deepest and most productive sense of the word.
