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Unread : A Memoir of Learning (and Loving) to Read on TikTok.
Oliver James has become a TikTok/BookTok sensation for the way hes documented his decision to learn to read as an adult, and his struggles and triumphs along the way. In 'Unread', he tells the full story behind his journey for the first time through the 21 key books that shaped and informed his experience. It is a moving reminder to all of us that words and stories have power, and that, no matter our past, it's never too late to grow.
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- ISBN: 9781454959403
- Physical Description: 304 pages
- Publisher: Canada : Union Square & Co., 2026.
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| General Note: | CO |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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| Subject: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational |
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As a result of childhood learning disabilities and educational neglect, Oliver James graduated from high school and became one of approximately 45 million functionally illiterate Americans. However, at age 32, with big dreams and few tools to actualize them, he dedicated himself to learning the key skill that had evaded him his entire life: reading.
    Oliver has become a TikTok/BookTok sensation for the way heâs candidly documented his decision to learn to read as an adult, and his struggles and triumphs along the way. Here, he tells the full story behind his journey for the first time through the 21 key books that shaped and informed his experience. His story reveals the ways in which reading can teach each of us how to be better, more empathetic people. In just 365 days, Oliver went from barely being able to read a restaurant menu to closing in on his goal of finishing 100 books in a year. Unread is a moving reminder to all of us that words and stories have power, and that, no matter our past, it's never too late to grow.
