How do you talk about a book you haven't read?

Author: Pierre Bayard Number of pages: 260 pages Publisher: Dar Kalemat With a humor-like tone, the author begins the story, and his motivation for writing this book, as he sees himself as having an experience worth recording. He often had to talk about books he had not opened, due to his work as a university literature professor. Moreover, he is obliged to give his opinion on what is published and what the presses produce every day. Therefore, he is qualified to narrate his experience while giving the impression to others that he is indeed an educated critic of the first order. And this does not mean that the owner of this book is entirely pretentious; he has extensive experience and a long companionship with reading. His book is filled with examples that indicate his mastery in his field, even if he paints a contrary picture. He dives into the depths of the library and extracts what serves his cause, supporting his point of view, which may shock some. He affirms that it is not required for everyone to be aware of all the volumes contained in libraries, not even the librarian himself. With love, the author talks about the internal library that dwells within us: "This library undoubtedly contains a number of specific books, but it is especially formed from excerpts of books we have forgotten and books we imagined. We face the world and understand it through them."