The year of reading dangerously
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Not quite laugh-out-loud funny, but witty. Discovered this book after spending a full day (I have a cold) listening to the podcast Backlisted. It (the podcast) was recommended to me by my British friend, Matt, and I recommend it to you.
This was pretty good. Less about the books than I would've liked. And I'm not sure what “reading dangerously” means. But as a fan of Backlisted, it was fun to read Andy's book (I could hear his voice as I read). It's very rambling and a bit self-indulgent, but overall, fun.
First, let's make a few things clear: Andy Miller does not read dangerously. He does not save his life by reading. And he only reads fifty great books (and ONE not-so-great one).
Now that the lies in the title are set aside, I can tell you what this book really is: Andy Miller is a funny guy and you will love his yearlong trip through fifty classics. (Though, for truth-in-advertising reasons, I feel compelled to warn you that I completely disagreed with his opinions on every book: War and Peace is not an easy read...Middlemarch is not daunting...and, most of all, I loathed his favorite read of the year, Under the Volcano.) Take the trip with Andy and I suspect you will organize your own Year of Reading Dangerously soon.