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‘What We See When We Read’: A Tame Thrill

09/06/201902/24/2023
by Hannah Huff

A BOOK REVIEW OF PETER MENDELSUND’S NONFICTION TEXT — WHAT WE SEE WHEN WE READ (2014)

Have you ever wondered, “What do I see when I read?” Well, Peter Mendelsund seems to have the answer to your question with the functionally named, What We See When We Read. Published in 2014, this text is a self-described “Phenomenology with Illustrations” and it does indeed teem with images. Such a graphic form behooves Mendelsund, whose author bio explains that he’s “the associate art director of Alfred A. Knopf…His designs have been described by The Wall Street Journal as being ‘the most instantly recognizable and iconic in contemporary fiction.'”

STRIVE TO BE #10 ON THIS LIST OF READER PERSONALITY TYPES

Readers animate texts. They transform books from objects to energy through the leaps, connections, moods, associations, and more evoked by static print on the page. Every writer has a reader in mind when they compose, even if that reader is just herself or society’s indifference. While each reader is unique, most people can be categorized as one of the following 9 common book reader types, and a select few can be considered the rare bookworm at the end of this list.

‘What We See When We Read’: A Tame Thrill

A BOOK REVIEW OF PETER MENDELSUND’S NONFICTION TEXT — WHAT WE SEE WHEN WE READ (2014)

9 Common Book Reader Types and 1 Rare Bookworm

STRIVE TO BE #10 ON THIS LIST OF READER PERSONALITY TYPES