On Empathy & Book Reviews

I think that the most important aspect of a book review is to write

about the author's worldview by citing examples of his figurative

language and his/her use of vocabulary, punctuation, and especially

the book's themes. The latter is important to give the reader an idea

of the book's significance and unity; for it is by stressing these aspects

that the author comes alive in the reader's mind. I am of the old

school of poets who writes respecting form and especially metaphors.

I believe that empathy is the most important aspect of reading

theory through which the reader identifies and gets to know

the author's worldview. We can learn so much and expand our

life experience by empathizing with the author who, then, becomes

unforgettable in our minds so that we can transmit his knowledge

and life experience to our students, our children, and other readers.