“Full of fun, over-the-top characters and witty prose, with a touch of gay romance that is equally pleasing to straight readers. The Edwin Drood Murders is the perfect mystery for educated, intelligent readers.” CharacterRomanceFunPerfectMysteryReaderGayMurderIntelligentWittyEducatedProseOver The Top Author:Rhys Bowen
“There is (gentle reader) nothing (the works of God only set apart) which so much beautifies and adorns the soul and mind of man as does knowledge of the good arts and sciences . Many arts there are which beautify the mind of man; but of all none do more garnish and beautify it than those arts which are called mathematical , unto the knowledge of which no man can attain, without perfect knowledge and instruction of the principles, grounds, and Elements of Geometry.” MenMindDoeArtSoulPerfectPrinciplesReaderElementsMathematicalGentleInstructionGeometryArt And ScienceGood Art Author:John Dee
“After A Perfect Storm came out, I heard from a young reader, who had suffered a similar background as Arizona, that I had helped her to find peace. That was the most amazing thing in the world to me.” WorldYoungPerfectHeardReaderStormBackgroundsAmazing ThingsFinding PeaceArizonaMost AmazingPerfect Storm Author:Lori Foster
“I'm an optimist and my heroines seem to be that way, too. It's too much work to be cynical and distrusting. That doesn't mean I create perfect stories and perfect people, however. What this means is that my stories are resolved in a manner that leaves the reader with a feeling of hope and happy expectation . . . and wanting to reach for another one of my books.” PeopleWayMeanBookStoriesFeelingsSeemsPerfectToo MuchReaderExpectationsCynicalOptimistHeroinesToo Much Work Author:Debbie Macomber
“A children's book is the perfect place where young readers can understand the world because they can take a deep breath and look at it and imagine and contemplate while they're looking at.” WorldLooksChildrenBookYoungPerfectImagineReaderBreathsContemplatingDeep BreathChildren's BooksTake A Deep Breath Author:Jan Brett
“Kind 'Guardian' readers have been forwarding me round robin Christmas newsletters for years now: lengthy missives full of perfect children, exotic holidays, talented pets and endless, tedious detail. The notes that accompanied them revealed they had inspired in the original recipients everything from mild irritation to absolute rage.” YearsKindChildrenHas BeensPerfectReaderAbsolutesOriginalsNotesInspiredRoundsDetailsRageEndlessPetHolidayGuardianTediousExoticRobinsIrritationLengthyNewslettersPerfect Child Author:Simon Hoggart
“I think of myself as writing for one person, that one perfect reader who understands and loves.” ThinkingWritingPersonsPerfectReaderAnd Love Author:Anne Sexton
“In my own life as a reader I experience real moments of alienation when a writer feels too perfect, or like even the flaws they are admitting are somehow noble, or dysfunctional in an overly edgy, aesthetically pleasing way.” WayFeelsRealMomentsMy OwnPerfectReaderNobleFlawsAlienationMy Own LifeAdmittingEdgy Author:Leslie Jamison
“There are some things fundamentally off about the stance of the book. And maybe that's okay; maybe every book is flawed, and great books, as flawed as they might be, articulate a moral argument that the reader then carries forward. The critique to this model is, of course, to ask: Should a book be ever so perfect that you come out of it with complete moral agreement that can be sustained?” ShouldBookMightCoursesAsksPerfectMoralReaderModelsArgumentOkayAgreementCarrieFlawedCritiqueStanceGreat Book Author:George Saunders