How to Read and Why

Great book, a superb shot in the arm for people getting sluggish on reading, and pretty easy to put down and pick up. Been reading this on my lunch break at work, and it's super fun to read Bloom I think because his obsessive enjoyment of literature is pretty infectious. I also got this primarily to help me comprehend and appreciate poetry more and Bloom gives some great tips and great directions to go to for poetry (John Muir, take a hike ......heh). Also gave me some great new recommendations, never been more stoked to read Blood Meridian, and never knew about Invisible Man and Song of Solomon, which both sound fantastic. Pretty much every piece of literature he talks about in here I want to read. Anyway, fun book!