Reviews for Better than Life

The average rating for Better than Life based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-02-04 00:00:00 Danielle Lopez Comme Un Roman = The Rights of the Reader = Reads Like a Novel, Daniel Pennac Daniel Pennac shares the secrets that all book lovers treasure. Delving into his experiences as a parent, a writer and a teacher, he asks, how does the love of reading begin? How is it lost? And how can it be regained? This book explores simple ways to create a life-long devotion to reading: how reading aloud can ensure that a love of books begins why it is important that children develop a private relationship with books, what "The Reader's Bill of Rights" can do to guarantee children value reading This book reads like a novel with gripping anecdotes from literature and fresh insights into creating and nurturing enthusiastic readers. تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز پنجم ماه فوریه سال 2012 میلادی عنوان: همچون یک داستان؛ نویسنده: دانیل پناک؛ مترجمها: بیتا خلیلی، منصوره شجاعی؛ تهران: ثالث‏‫، 1389؛ در 185 ص؛ شابک 9789643806293؛ چاپ دوم 1398؛ موضوع: کتاب و مواد خواندنی، جنبه های روانشناسی خوانش - سده 20 م همچون یک داستان، نقدی بر سنت‌های اشتباه، و دست و پاگیر تعلیم و تربیت، و فرهنگ است. نگارنده ی کتاب در این راه، از زبان طنز مدد جسته، و دشوارترین و خشکترین اصول، و مفاهیم آموزش و پرورش را، در ارتباط با خوانش، به نقد کشیده اند. نگارنده ی کتاب باور دارند که در امر خوانش و دوست داشتن آن، هر کودکی، روش‌های ویژه ی خود را داراست، و سود بردن از فاکتورهای کلیشه‌ ای، برای واداشتن فرزندان به خوانش، تنها آن‌ها را خسته و دل‌زده می‌کند. ایشان نظریه‌ های خویش را، در چهاچوب چهار بخش تولید کیمیاگر؛ باید مطالعه کرد (جزم‌اندیشی)؛ پیش به سوی خواندن و قرائت ما از ده فرمان (یا حقوق زوال‌ ناپذیر خواندن) ارائه کرده است. ا. شربیانی

Review # 2 was written on 2011-11-12 00:00:00 Valerie Turner This book is a gem. Something that any reader will hold close to their heart. The essays are translated from the original French work by the educator Daniel Pennac. The book is full of amazing quotes. Some of my favorites: Time to read is always time stolen. Stolen from what? From the tyranny of living. By making time to read, like making time to love, we expand our time for living. I particularly loved Part 3 - "The Gift of Reading" where he describes a classroom of high school students - the stereotypes of "the loner", "the prep", "the goth", etc. and how when the teacher [him] decides to read aloud to them for the entire class. It is his experiment to get them hooked. He chooses Süskind's _Perfume_ with its lively descriptions, and the teens, all of them, instantly become hooked. The last few essays are also great, where he discusses the "Rights of the Reader" (the book is named after this series of essays). He outlines 10 Rights that each reader inherently possesses. He goes on to write short essays about all of them: 1) The right not to read. 2) The right to skip. 3) The right not to finish a book. 4) The right to read it again. 5) The right to read anything. 6) The right to mistake a book for real life. 7) The right to read anywhere. 8) The right to dip in. 9) The right to read aloud. 10) The right to be quiet. A perfect book for a literature class - or a continuing education course. I highly recommend it.