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In our present political age when blaming and counter-blaming is all government seems able to do and public discussion is focused on finding fault, it is refreshing to have a new book that focuses on humanity's good behaviors.
In "On Reading Well," author Karen Swallow Prior uses pieces of fiction to show how a virtue is illuminated in a narrative. She uses "Persuasion" by Jane Austen to illustrate the virtue of patience, "Ethan Frome" for chastity and "A Tale of Two Cities" for justice. Sometimes a work of fiction such as "The Great Gatsby" illustrates a virtue by showing the moral opposite of a virtue; temperance is discussed by showing intemperance.
