"**Expository books try to convey knowledge**—knowledge about experiences that the reader has had or could have. Imaginative ones try to communicate an experience itself—one that the reader can have or share only by reading—and if they succeed, **they give the reader something to be enjoyed**. Because of their diverse intentions, the two sorts of work appeal differently to the intellect and the imagination." ([Location 2928](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004PYDAPE&location=2928)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[reading-books]] **Source** -- [[20250103084100 - B - How to Read a Book]]