Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

2 reviews

rahthesungod's review

hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

For novice writers who don’t recommend outdated language regarding marginalized people and strange racism. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Ableism

apollos_books's review

slow-paced

2.5

revisited this book after reading it in high school and enjoying it. sadly i really did not like it very much this time around. this book is heavier on the memoir than the reference side of things, which is fine but i was searching for more guidance on writing. i took notes on everything directly related to how to write, including inspiring quotes, and in total it fit about 3 pages of a word doc. 

also...this book aged very poorly. lamott makes several extremely sus, lazy comments about race throughout the book, which significantly reduced her credibility for me. there are also a number of references in this book that i did not understand at all. at least the writing advice, when included, is timeless. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Ableism