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Reading As Conversation

Posted on 9 December 202130 June 2024 by Key Words

I think a novel is a kind of conversation. Both the writer and the reader bring their experience to the page.

Posted in culture, modalities: listening, speaking, reading, writing, modes: interpretive, interpersonal, presentationalTagged conversation, interactive, reader, reading, writer

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