But this newfound enthusiasm doesn’t go unnoticed, and her equerries quickly begin plotting how best to mitigate Her Majesty’s obsession with reading.īennett uses the Queen’s quiet moments of introspection and rumination to explore the art of reading – why we do it, and what we take away from the books that we read. She throws herself wholeheartedly into her new hobby, foisting books on her grandchildren and Prime Minister alike, to such an extent that her public duties begin to suffer – the Queen cuts short royal visits, itching to get back to the book stowed in her handbag. Very much light-hearted, and laugh-out-loud funny at points, this book imagines what would happen if the Queen, at her advanced age, were to discover the joys of reading. I found Alan Bennett’s The Uncommon Reader, a pocket-sized paperback lining the tills of Waterstones everywhere. Having spent the past few months reading those texts deemed ‘canonical’ by the University of Nottingham English department, I was on the hunt for something a little more light-hearted and current. This blog was written by first year English student, Sasha Gardner. February 11, 2019, by Sunita Tailor Book Review: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
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