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irina_maria's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Îți redă cheful de citit cu poftă și ridică întrebări interesante legate de interviuri în sine. Traducerea e totuşi ciudată pe ici-colo.
oliviadobrea's review
5.0
A very interesting book about the art of understanding the writers' contemporary masterpieces. It can be read very fast or very slow depending on how much research you want to do on a specific writer, but it is funny and witty and an imense source of further reading recommendations. So if you are looking for something to make you more curious about the world of literature, this is the right book. I found out things I didn't know about my favourite authors or new possible favourite authors and the small articles/interviews are simply a pleasure to read! Enjoy! ☆
mazza57's review against another edition
3.0
There are real dangers to reading a book like this - the biggest being the length that your TBR can grow to. I have taken an oath to not make my TBR any longer than it is - so I have had to add a new exclusive shelf just for the books I want to read from this book - And NOOOOOO this is not cheating. I am sitting with bated breath waiting for the first of these to arrive but lets get back to this book.
I am not sure it gives me great tips on writing or literary style there are some interesting quotes from authors sprinkled throughout and some interesting facts about how they write but i suspect writing is much more diverse an occupation than be covered in a book like this. I enjoyed the potted biographies and one tip about re reading books has inspired me to think about giving books a second go.
I am not sure it gives me great tips on writing or literary style there are some interesting quotes from authors sprinkled throughout and some interesting facts about how they write but i suspect writing is much more diverse an occupation than be covered in a book like this. I enjoyed the potted biographies and one tip about re reading books has inspired me to think about giving books a second go.
readsunderamountain's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
3.5
jackflagg's review against another edition
2.0
Titlul este înșelător. Cartea nu prea are sfaturi despre lectură sau despre scriere, ci mai mult prezentări scurte ale unor autori contemporani populari și fragmente de discuție cu aceștia. E ok, dar prezentările sunt mai scurte decât ce se găsește pe wikipedia, iar discuțiile mai reduse decât interviurile obișnuite din ziare și reviste.
Nu o recomand.
Nu o recomand.
jeremychiasson's review
2.0
I am a bit disappointed. Judging by the title, the blurb on the cover, and the excerpts on the back, I thought this book was going to be much more instructive. This book is helpful to writers only in an incidental way.
If you're thinking about reading this book, you should know it reads more like a collection of journalistic author profiles than any sort of guide to approaching the texts of various authors. If that sounds okay to you, than you'll enjoy this book.
If you're thinking about reading this book, you should know it reads more like a collection of journalistic author profiles than any sort of guide to approaching the texts of various authors. If that sounds okay to you, than you'll enjoy this book.
lucaconti's review against another edition
2.0
a collection of short interviews, not so interesting after all