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ddillon154's review against another edition
5.0
Few books have been as invigorating or as validating to me as "Every Day I Write the Book." The book itself is a collection of short (sometimes only a few sentences) pieces that reflect on the problems of form and style, especially the overly dry and lifeless ones that dominate in academia. Kumar is fed up, seems to have been for quite some time, and so has done something about it. Part manifesto, part journal, part scribbled notes on the backside of napkins, this book argues, perhaps promises, that there are other ways to "write the book" (or dissertation) and delivers a variety of provocations that could lead the reader to discover their own. Highly recommend for any academic, but especially those who find themselves sitting with the problem of writing and what to do with it.
travisclau's review against another edition
4.0
The kind of book that so self-consciously responds to the weirdly saturated yet underdeveloped genre of the academic “self-help” guide. Less a guide to writing than a set of “notes on style” as the title suggests, the book does what I think academic writers need most: the freedom to think boldly, irreverently about writing as a practice that is itself in perpetual revision.
erika_is_reading's review against another edition
2.0
Fun. Borrow and skim. Don’t expect actionable advice; that’s not what he’s doing. If you write, and read about writing, skimming this may be a pleasant way to spend an hour or two. A few entries will catch your eye or strike the right chord.
sandropology's review against another edition
5.0
Just brilliant! Everyone who plans to pursue a career in academia should read this.
italo_carlvino's review against another edition
3.0
I had to read parts 1, 3, 5, 7 and the end for class. Occasionally a good observation. But I still found myself dissatisfied.
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