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The Rights of the Reader
1. The right not to read
2. The right to skip
3. The right not to finish a book
4. The right to re-read
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to mistake a book for real life ("Bovary-ism," a textually transmitted disease)
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to dip in
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to be quiet
Daniel Pennac, Comme un Roman (Translated by Sarah Ardizzone) |