Otts reviewed What we see when we read by Peter Mendelsund
"A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading--how we visualize images from …
At least it’s a quick read
2 stars
Girl, look: I have an MA in literature. I did not plod through tons of literary theory including French deconstructionists—who here understands Derrida? Shut up! Stop your lying!—for some book jacket illustrator to repackage reader-response criticism and tell me it’s new … Oh! Look at all the pretty pictures!