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3.13 AVERAGE
3.13 AVERAGE
writerwendywag's review against another edition
3.0
Every character in this book is a gigantic, yet pathetic, jerk. If you can handle that, there's also some kind of interesting commentary on the way the people around a writer influence and transform their works. After finishing, you should probably go hug a puppy or something.
tonythep's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting if underwhelming fictional account of life of Raymond Carver, dealing particularly with Carver's relationship with his editor Gordon Lish. Lish (Douglas in this book) was known to have made drastic cuts to Carver's stories before publishing them, hence the title. Author Michaka actually created four short stories written by the fictional Raymond that are part of the narrative. Translated from French.
smartin1991's review against another edition
I won this book through Goodreads First Reads. I loved it. It does take a while to get used to. The writing style is really unique, something I at least had never seen before. But once I got used to that, the story was amazing. I couldn't put it down. And I love the way the author intermingles the written short stories to further the plot. All in all, a great book that I would recommend to anyone looking for something fresh and exciting.