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The scenarios are presented with an uncomplicated earnestness, and the quiz structure reinforces “right” and “wrong” ways to do things, which gives the book a bit of a teacherly vibe.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
Rampling’s voice is an incredible weapon – by turns curious, seductive, bored, teacherly, withering and compassionate.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2021
Narrator Luis Moreno delivers Daniel Immerwahr’s sprawling, fascinating book in a calm, teacherly voice.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2019
Daniel Mendelsohn’s review of Book 6 of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s “My Struggle” is a testament to the weight of Knausgaard’s gambit because Mendelsohn, though a teacherly and engaged reviewer, did not get it.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2018
So now I’m blushing and trying to bullshit my way through it, and judging by her twisty, teacherly frown, I don’t think it’s going very well.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
