![]() ![]() ![]() Published in 2007, I'd read The Uncommon Readers years ago so I thought a re-read was best since I was also leading the book club discussion at my house this month. ![]() The Uncommon Reader is a delightful celebration of books and writers, and the readers who sustain them (Goodreads). With a young member of the palace kitchen staff guiding her choices, it’s not long before the Queen begins to develop a new perspective on the world - one that alarms her closest advisers and tempts her to make bold new decisions. She finds herself devouring works by a tantalizing range of authors. When her yapping corgis lead her to a mobile library, Her Majesty develops a new obsession with reading. By turns cheeky and charming, the novella features the Queen herself as its protagonist. With The Uncommon Reader, Bennett brings us a playful homage to the written word, imagining a world in which literature becomes a subversive bridge between power-brokers and commoners. This begins a whole new chapter in her life which revolves around reading. It begins when the Queen of England stumbles upon a book mobile and feels duty-bound to check out a book. Last night our book club meet to discuss Alan Bennett's "deliciously funny novella" about reading. ![]()
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