reader
noun
ˈriːdə(r) 
ˈriːdər 
1 a person who reads, especially one who reads a lot or in a particular wayan avid reader of science fictiona fast/slow readerThe reader is left to draw his or her own conclusions.2 a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine, etcreaders' lettersAre you a ‘Times’ reader?3 an easy book that is intended to help people learn to read their own or a foreign languagea series of graded English readers4 (usually Reader) a senior teacher at a British university just below the rank of a professorShe is Reader in Music at Edinburgh.5 (computing) an electronic device that reads data stored in one form and changes it into another form so that a computer can perform operations on it6 (technical) a machine that produces on a screen a large image of a text stored on a microfiche or microfilm see also mind-reader, newsreader
Usage note: LiteratureBeing a writerwrite/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiographybecome a writer/novelist/playwrightfind/have a publisher/an agenthave a new book outedit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscriptdedicate a book/poem to…Plot, character and atmosphereconstruct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrativeadvance/drive the plotintroduce/present the protagonist/a characterdescribe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villaincreate an exciting/a tense atmospherebuild/heighten the suspense/tensionevoke/capture the pathos of the situationconvey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…engage the readerseize/capture/grip the (reader's) imaginationarouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythmLanguage, style and imageryuse/employ language/imagery/humour/(especially US) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a deviceuse/adopt/develop a style/techniquebe rich in/be full of symbolismevoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…create/achieve an effectmaintain/lighten the toneintroduce/develop an idea/a themeinspire a novel/a poet/somebody's work/somebody's imaginationReading and criticismread an author/somebody's work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passagereview a book/a novel/somebody's workgive something/get/have/receive a good/bad reviewbe hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiecequote a phrase/line/stanza/passage/authorprovoke/spark discussion/criticismstudy/interpret/understand a text/passagetranslate somebody's work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem