So You Think You Can Read?

Title: “How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines”

Author: Thomas C. Foster

Rank: 66

Blurb: “What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey? Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface — a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character — and there’s that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you.”

Review: “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, FUN & EASY TO READ according to my 15 year old daughter, a soon-to-be high school sophomore, in the Advanced Placement Program at her school. Her goal is to be a History Professor and she recommends this book to ANY STUDENT IN HIGH SCHOOL(or above)! She loves that the book is so easy to read; but most especially, that it helps her, & other students, see assignments from their instructor’s point of view so they know WHAT THEIR TEACHERS WANT from their writing & their analysis of books read.”

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Footnote: And once you’ve learned how to game the academic system, you’re ready for How to Write Literature Like an MFA Student.

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