Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-340).
Contents
Author's note, or a Virgo clarifies things -- How to read now -- Reading teaches us empathy, and other fictions -- Honor the treaty -- The limits of white fantasy -- Main character syndrome -- "Reality is all we have to love" -- Autobiography in Asian film, or what we talk about when we talk about representation -- The children of Polyphemus.
Summary
"An exploration and manifesto investigating the power of reading--and our potential to become radically better readers in the world"-- Provided by publisher.