Becoming

Becoming a Reader: the experience of fiction from childhood to adulthood

By - Appleyard, J. A. (Joseph Albert)
ISBN 10 - 0521383641
ISBN 13 - 9780521383646
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Books and reading
Shelf No - 2
Call Number - 801.95 APP
Physical Description - x, 228 pages ; 23 cm
Book Information
Becoming a Reader studies the psychological development of readers of fictional stories across the entire lifespan. The author argues that regardless of personality and background, readers go through a regular sequence of stages as they mature from childhood to adulthood which affects how they experience and respond to stories. Literary theorists, reading psychologists, and general readers interested in the power of reading will find this to be an insightful book.

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