![]() ![]() Books did not care who was reading them or rather one read them or not. ![]() “The appeal of reading, she thought, lay in its indifference. The Queen simply replies that she is setting a good example then, and later she considers that Certainly, the Queen’s private secretary – the horrible Sir Kevin – expresses concern about her new pursuit arguing that it is somehow elitist because not everyone reads. Firstly there is discussion around whether reading is a solitary and selfish exercise. She becomes an avid reader discovering author after author, with one book leading her to another, so much so that her passion takes over somewhat and she finds growing opposition to her new ‘hobby’ in the Palace.Īs well as writing a beautiful little snapshot of imagined royal life, Bennett covers a surprisingly wide range of quite serious themes in The Uncommon Reader. Not wanting to seem rude, she borrows a book and although she gets off to a bit of a drab start with Ivy Compton Burnett, is soon hooked on books. ![]() What a little gem! Almost a short story at only 128 small pages, this was the perfect book to help me catch my breath after reading Celine Curiol’s intense Voice Over and Peter Carey’s 2001 Booker prize-winning True History of the Kelly Gang.Īn unexpected but quite believable premisem The Uncommon Reader tells how one day Queen Elizabeth is out walking her corgis and stumbles upon a mobile library. I am so grateful to Simon ( Savidge Reads) for giving me a copy of The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. ![]()
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