"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested."
—Francis Bacon, British writer and political leader
"What I like in a good author isn't what he says but what he whispers."
—Logan Pearsall Smith, American essayist
"Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life."
—Anne Lammott, American novelist and teacher
A response to literature presents a reaction to or analysis of one or more literary works. In writing a response to literature, you share your feelings and thoughts about something you have read. You take the opportunity to explain what, how, and why a piece of literature communicated to you as a reader. You discuss what is of value in a particular book, short story, essay, article, play, or poem. By telling others about what you have read, you may also find that you understand the work better.
