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Book - The Uncommon Reader

Author - Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett's hypothetical take on the Queen of England's all-of-a-sudden obsession with reading, and its repercussions on her life, is concise and hilarious.

The plot revolves around how the Queen, quite unexpectedly and to everyone's utter dismay, develops a hobby- Reading. Alan Bennett traces the rather soporific life of the Queen and how it transforms subsequent to her new passion. In fact, he is audacious enough to claim how reading makes the Queen a much better human being, how it turns her from inconsiderate to compassionate, especially when it comes to her interactions with the lesser mortals!

Bennett doesn't spare the British prime minister either, and labels him ignorant. Amidst some genuinely side- splitting anecdotes, the author, through his protagonist, provides an interesting account of life as a monarch, hinting occasionally at the stringency and absurdity of the royal protocol. Together with insights into how and why reading brings people together, coupled with a rather shocking climax, the book makes an engaging read.

In fact, it is so small, it wouldn't take an average reader more than an hour to finish. Undoubtedly, one of the funniest books I have read!

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