“But there is another, more colloquial sense of “about.” We ask a person what he is about, what he is up to. So we can wonder what an author is up to, what he is trying to do. **To find out what a book is about in this sense is to discover its theme or main point**.” ([Location 1139](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004PYDAPE&location=1139)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[reading-books]], [[analytical-reading]] **Source** -- [[20250103084100 - B - How to Read a Book]]