[Jill's Note: This is a reprint of a short review I did for LibraryThing Early Reviewers in July 2009. The review applies to the galley copy only, as it may have been changed prior to publication.]
Hardly a wrong note in the book, Alan Bennett's The Uncommon Reader imagines, extremely well, what would happen if the Queen of England were a reader. Not just a casual reader, but if she suddenly became a voracious reader playing catchup with the classics and how that might begin to effect her decisions as the monarch. At times the relationship between the Queen and the boy she initially meets in the mobile library is a bit precious, but nonetheless there is something delightful in the path the Queen traverses in her reading and her growing disdain for non-readers. There is really no excuse for skipping this slim volume as it can obviously be consumed in one (very short) sitting - I think you'll be happy you did.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Like very much . One picture is worth a thousand wards.
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Like very much . One picture is worth a thousand wards.
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