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The go-to bestselling guide to help young people navigate from a middle school book report to English Comp 101
In How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids, New York Times bestselling author and professor Thomas C. Foster gives tweens the tools they need to become thoughtful readers.
With funny insights and a conversational style, he explains the way writers use symbol, metaphor, characterization, setting, plot, and other key techniques to make a story come to life.
From that very first middle school book report to that first college course, kids need to be able to understand the layers of meaning in literature. Foster makes learning this important skill fun and exciting by using examples from How the Grinch Stole Christmas to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, from short stories and poems to movie scripts.
This go-to guide unlocks all the hidden secrets to reading, making it entertaining and satisfying.
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"This book was tremendous fun and quite informative. Author/professor Thomas Foster is a great storyteller and I wish I had been in his class when I was in college. His enthusiasm for reading enrichment is contagious. Each brief chapter (27 in a 300 page book) is instilled with humor and insight."
— Elizabeth (5 out of 5 stars)
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A Washington Post bestseller
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A New York Times bestseller
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Listener Reviews
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" Wish I had a classroom set. And I wish I had read it in college. "
— Katie, 2/13/2014 -
" It was interesting. Gives you something to think about. I will read his novel one. "
— Amanda, 2/5/2014 -
" Some of the information in this book is very basic. "
— Lydia, 2/2/2014 -
" Helpful, but dry and formulaic. Every chapter was the same argument but a different topic. "
— Logan, 1/27/2014 -
" A must read for anyone who reads. "
— Stephanie, 1/16/2014 -
" This book was interesting, it had good examples of different literary themes and symbols, and didn't bore me. For all it promised, it really was a lively and entertaining guide... but understand that it IS supposed to teach you something, so it isn't a quick mindless read. "
— Tammy, 1/7/2014 -
" interesting book if you want to look more into a story than just the plot. "
— Tsollazzo, 12/29/2013 -
" This is a good beginner's guide to understanding the basics of symbolism, allegory, and the deeper meaning behind the text of any literary work. I read it at the beginning of my high school career and can thank Dr. Foster for increasing my appreciation for literature "
— Kevin, 12/28/2013 -
" It is OK. Nothing too surprising except that you need to be very well-read in order to read like a professor since a big part of it is about comparing and contrasting to other works. "
— Joan, 11/22/2013 -
" Just picked it up on a whim, its always on reading lists. Not bad, but nothing earth-shattering if you are a constant reader... "
— Mscout, 10/21/2013 -
" I wish I had had a chance to read this as a high school student. Informative and friendly tone. "
— Joline, 8/3/2013 -
" Love the ends not the means. Verbose. Uses lots of examples well-read readers will get. Read the first 3 pages and the last paragraph of every chapter to save yourself some time. "
— Alicia, 6/22/2013 -
" A great handbook to reading literature. This book should be viewed by aspiring critical readers as a tool. The same way a master gives and apprentice his first set of tools, a literature teacher gives a student this book. "
— Andrew, 5/28/2013 -
" Must have for young writers. There is a lot of useful information in here. I earned a lot. "
— Chelsea, 5/2/2013 -
" Your typical high-school summer assignment, I'm afraid. Not much new insight, honestly, if you have ever seriously read a book. "
— Elizabeth, 4/17/2013 -
" This is an outstanding introduction to close reading and literary analysis. "
— Daniel, 2/6/2013
About Thomas C. Foster
Thomas C. Foster is a professor of English at the University of Michigan–Flint, where he teaches classic and contemporary fiction, drama, and poetry, as well as creative writing and composition. In addition to How to Read Novels like a Professor, he is the author of How to Read Literature like a Professor and several books on twentieth-century British and Irish fiction and poetry. He lives in East Lansing, Michigan.
About David de Vries
David de Vries, an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator and veteran stage actor and director, spent three years in the cast of Wicked and was the last Lumiere in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast. He has also appeared in numerous films and voiced commercial campaigns for companies large and small, including American Express, AT&T, UPS, Motorola, Georgia-Pacific, Delta Airlines, Coca Cola, and Ford, among others. He can be seen in a number of feature films, including The Founder, The Accountant, Captain America: Civil War, and Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. On television, his credits include House of Cards, Nashville, and Halt and Catch Fire.