How in the world do you make the history of reading so concise that it fits into less than 400 pages? Well, you don't, really. However, Alberto Manguel tried his best to do just that. In his book, A History of Reading, Manguel does explain that this is his take and he has picked out some of the historical points he has termed valuable.
I'm I've got this burning need within me to be honest, so that's just what I'll do. This book was a required read for me. Was it the best required read? No. Was it the worst? No. There are sections of this book that I found interesting and I also found a few sections that would quite likely cure insomnia. As a resource I think this book would prove useful, especially the timeline that is included in the middle of the book. Something I don't think is necessarily useful or worthwhile: reading this book cover-to-cover.
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