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" I read this inbetween another - and I found it funny (in a dusty academic way), at times very dull, but with enough fun to make it engaging and in the end, I found that it even managed to hit upon a truth or two. "

" Six Word Review: Ready to test out this theory. "

" An incredibly intelligent book about why it's ok not to read stuff...seriously, I'm never going to think twice about Ulysses now. Lolita can also kiss my ass. "

" On the whole, I thought this was a silly book. The author makes many, many pronouncements about reading and non-reading that struck me as...well, silly. At first I thought it was an elaborate joke, but as I read on I realized he was serious. But I read it anyway, so that I wouldn't have to talk about it without having read it. ;) "

" This is not really an instruction book, but an attempt to reevaluate how we think about books and reading. Thought provoking, but Bayard's wit keeps it entertaining. "

" My history professors will have a heart attack if they read this book, even though they themselves encourage students to read a book without reading every word of it XD "

" It was much more academic than I expected it to be. The reviews made it sound light-hearted and funny but I did not find it that way. I felt bogged down often because the analysis was over my head. It did have some good ideas though! The thesis was intriguing enough. "

" "To the unpracticed eye, of course, the absence of reading may be almost indistinguishable at times from non-reading." "

" cute, similar to 'oneupmanship' but not as clever. "

" "Our relation to books is a shadowy space haunted by the ghosts of memory, and the real value of books is their ability to conjure these spectres." "

" I skimmed it. :-) "

" Interesting premise, and gives permission for skimming, which I sometimes felt badly doing, but doesn't exactly ever endorse reading, which is something I LIKE TO DO "

" I did not enjoy this book so much as it helped to alleviate my shame at having not read many of the classics. "

" I only read about half of this book. But I don't think Pierre Bayard will mind. "

" I liked this book cause it wasn't packed with strongly philosphical stuff. Bayard divides methods of talking about books we haven't read for few groups that makes reading this book easier. "

" Really, there is no need to read this book. Like Oscar Wilde, Bayard takes up a ridiculous argument that somehow makes perfect and perverse sense. "

" In my line of work, this has to be a good thing! "

" Witty and intelligent. The author discusses the concept of "non-reading" which is, as he argues, alomst as important as reading itself. "

" Not really about how to talk about books you haven't read... "

" Avvincente, stimolante, ipnotico. Devo però dire che non condivido la tesi del sostenuta, cioè che un libro è soprattutto un insieme di relazioni. Per me un libro è prima di ogni altra cosa quello che sta all'interno della copertina, e non all'esterno. "

" I picked up the audio version of this book. The title grabbed me, and I thought I'd love it.
But I found it rather slow and written like a text book.
I guess this book is for a serious book reader with a more philosophical taste? "

" Anyone who loves books needs to read this. Anyone who fears books needs to read this. "

" Adult nonfiction. If you are a Lit.Studies major, then this may interest you. If not, skip it--and just continue skimming text, reviews, book jackets like you've been doing. "

" You only really need the first chapter. "