The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to

The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You

The Guardian (UK)
"An exuberant pageant of literary fiction and a celebration of the possibilities of the novel."

A novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction, entertainment, and an opportunity to unwind or focus. But it can also be something more powerfulâ€”a way to learn about how to live. Read at the right moment in your life, a novel canâ€”quite literallyâ€”change it.
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The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. To create this apothecary, the authors have trawled two thousand years of literature for novels that effectively promote happiness, health, and sanity, written by brilliant minds who knew what it meant to be human and wrote their life lessons into their fiction. Structured like a reference book, readers simply look up their ailment, be it agoraphobia, boredom, or a midlife crisis, and are given a novel to read as the antidote. Bibliotherapy does not discriminate between pains of the body and pains of the head (or heart). Aware that youâ€™ve been cowardly? Pick up To Kill a Mockingbird for an injection of courage. Experiencing a sudden, acute fear of death? Read One Hundred Years of Solitude for some perspective on the larger cycle of life. Nervous about throwing a dinner party? Ali Smithâ€™s There but for The will convince you that yours could never go that wrong. Whatever your condition, the prescription is simple: a novel (or two), to be read at regular intervals and in nice long chunks until you finish. Some treatments will lead to a complete cure. Others will offer solace, showing that youâ€™re not the first to experience these emotions. The Novel Cure is also peppered with useful lists and sidebars recommending the best novels to read when youâ€™re stuck in traffic or canâ€™t fall asleep, the most important novels to read during every decade of life, and many more.
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Brilliant in concept and deeply satisfying in execution, The Novel Cure belongs on everyoneâ€™s bookshelf and in every medicine cabinet. It will make even the most well-read fiction aficionado pick up a novel heâ€™s never heard of, and see familiar ones with new eyes. Mostly, it will reaffirm literatureâ€™s ability to distract and transport, to resonate and reassure, to change the way we see the world and our place in it.

The Economist
"Astute and often amusing . . . a charming addition to any library. Time spent leafing through its pages is inspiring - even therapeutic."
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Country	USA
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Penguin Press HC, The
EAN	9781594205163
Edition	First Edition
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1594205167
Label	Penguin Press
Manufacturer	Penguin Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	432
PublicationDate	2013-09-26
Publisher	Penguin Press
ReleaseDate	2013-09-26
Studio	Penguin Press

The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You

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