The Rights of the Reader

Though the book is titled “Rights of the Reader” he spends the first three-quarters of the book discussing how (and how not) to develop a love of reading in children so they become lifelong readers.

But, there is a method to what he is doing. He builds the story by discussing childhood reading as it progresses through the life of a child, and ends with what every reader should have the right to do, including the right to not read at all.

Though it might perhaps be mis-titled, it was an interesting exploration of what we do wrong when we try to instill a love of reading in children, and offers examples of what we can do right. And it is all done with a singular style and point of view.

Sweet, humanistic, often moving. Similar vibes to Etre et Avoir, the documentary of French schoolchildren. Read this in one sitting and FELT VERY REFRESHED.