What does the term "reading" mean? Matthew Rubery's exploration of
the influence neurodivergence has on the ways individuals read asks
us to consider that there may be no one definition. This
alternative history of reading tells the stories of "atypical"
readers and the impact had on their lives by neurological
conditions affecting their ability to make sense of the printed
word: from dyslexia, hyperlexia, and alexia to synesthesia,
hallucinations, and dementia. Rubery's focus on neurodiversity aims
to transform our understanding of the very concept of reading.
Drawing on personal testimonies gathered from literature, film,
life writing, social media, medical case studies, and other sources
to express how cognitive differences have shaped people's
experiences both on and off the page, Rubery contends that there is
no single activity known as reading. Instead, there are multiple
ways of reading (and, for that matter, not reading) despite the
ease with which we use the term. Pushing us to rethink what it
means to read, Reader's Block moves toward an understanding of
reading as a spectrum that is capacious enough to accommodate the
full range of activities documented in this fascinating and highly
original book. Read it from cover to cover, out of sequence, or
piecemeal. Read it upside down, sideways, or in a mirror. For just
as there is no right way to read, there is no right way to read
this book. What matters is that you are doing something with
it—something that Rubery proposes should be called "reading."
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