Ratings5
Average rating3.6
One of America's leading humorists seriously examines his own obsession with books. Joe Queenan became a voracious reader as a means of escape from a joyless childhood in a Philadelphia housing project. In the years since then he has dedicated himself to an assortment of idiosyncratic reading challenges: spending a year reading only short books, spending a year reading books he always suspected he would hate, spending a year reading books he picked with his eyes closed. In One for the Books, Queenan tries to come to terms with his own eccentric reading style -- how many more books will he have time to read in his lifetime? Why does he refuse to read books hailed by reviewers as "astonishing"? Why does he refuse to lend out books? Will he ever buy an e-book? Why does he habitually read thirty to forty books simultaneously? Why are there so many people to whom the above questions do not even matter -- and what do they read?
Reviews with the most likes.
Don't you love books about books? I do. Books about books is my favorite genre. I love reading about reading. I'm a reader who loves to read about readers. I'm always searching the library shelves for books about libraries. I seek out bookstores where I can find books about bookstores.
If you are like me, you will love this book. Queenan thought girls liked guys who read big books and that led him to carrying around and eventually reading lots of the world's best books. Queenan is plenty opinionated about the books he loves, so be prepared to have him shred a few favorites here and there. But that's okay. We know that his heart is in the right place.