schupagirl:

“Nevertheless, what you find in the greatest works of literature often involves some or all of the following: the high quality of the language, complexity of theme and detail, universality, depth and quality of feeling, memorableness, rereadability … When you read works of this quality you often feel, and continue to feel, that your internal planes have shifted, and that things will never, quite, be the same again.”

(via booklover)

1. utterlybanal reblogged this from teachingliteracy
2. concreteangel1221 reblogged this from teachingliteracy
3. somewhereonlyweknow liked this
4. somewhereonlyweknow reblogged this from charlesemerson
5. untilasinglesolitonsurvives reblogged this from junk-disorderly and added:

   What’s the definition of a great book? Martyn Goff – formerly the administrator of the Man Booker prize, a puckish and...

6. charlesemerson reblogged this from teachingliteracy
7. hotchalk reblogged this from teachingliteracy
8. breadbn reblogged this from schupagirl
9. moonaddicted reblogged this from booklover
10. northofnow reblogged this from leopoldgursky
11. jolliebell liked this
12. scitoteipsum liked this
13. awordin liked this
14. theoriginal99luftballoons liked this
15. chapsticklez reblogged this from booklover
16. janbradysplaidpants reblogged this from conceptualnudity
17. mslittlesecret liked this
18. raising-oblivion reblogged this from teachingliteracy
19. soundthewindchimes liked this
20. soundthewindchimes reblogged this from ongusto
21. koalasloverain liked this
22. artola liked this
23. vanessanatasha reblogged this from leopoldgursky
24. juliebrown22 liked this
25. juliebrown22 reblogged this from filledwhitespace
26. ginaaaaa liked this
27. queenofthecourt-ney liked this
28. fffuuuturetense reblogged this from teachingliteracy
29. fffuuuturetense liked this
30. idjitsandassbutts liked this
31. ajournalofimpossiblethings reblogged this from booklover
32. sassyladythegeek reblogged this from booklover
33. waitingonthelight liked this
34. the-nomadic-writer reblogged this from teachingliteracy
35. drom147 liked this
36. filledwhitespace reblogged this from schupagirl
37. thissinkingboat reblogged this from sonhoedesrazao
38. disienai liked this
39. atticacrobatics liked this
40. imobunfo reblogged this from booklover
41. meanderingbs liked this
42. theradianceilluminated liked this
43. onlymyfavoritethings reblogged this from teachingliteracy
44. conceptualnudity liked this
45. conceptualnudity reblogged this from leopoldgursky
46. ongusto reblogged this from teachingliteracy
47. qanelson liked this
48. lifeofsushi liked this
49. setyourcompass liked this
50. letbooksbeyourdiningtable reblogged this from teachingliteracy
51. Show more notesLoading...