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pocketfullofjosie's review against another edition
5.0
It feels weird to rate a nonfiction book about writing creative nonfiction 5 stars, it deserves it!
This book is a must / need if you’re interested at all in creative nonfiction writing or writing about your life! It has so many great anecdotes and exercises in each chapter that are easy to digest yet difficult enough to keep you thinking.
- Read for a creative nonfiction class in college -
This book is a must / need if you’re interested at all in creative nonfiction writing or writing about your life! It has so many great anecdotes and exercises in each chapter that are easy to digest yet difficult enough to keep you thinking.
- Read for a creative nonfiction class in college -
bookishfiend's review against another edition
5.0
Funny, interesting, and actually really helpful! Glad I read this book!
ckiley4's review against another edition
This book was practical (tons of exercises and tips), and also engaging and inspiring.
rose_peterson's review against another edition
4.0
Early on, Roorbach establishes the role of the memoirist as "making the truth believable," and spends the rest of the book presenting hints and thoughtful exercises on how to do just that. The chapters are helpful, and many of the exercises have potential for classroom use, but Roorbach's collected thoughts on metaphor are what bring originality to this book about creative nonfiction.
nebulots's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this book up from my local library hoping it would help me with my personal journals. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for* but it is still a good book. It's very informative as far as actual information about memoirs and helpful with suggestions and exercises. I saved a lot of the exercises listed in this book to go through at a later time.
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* if you have a suggestion of a book I should check out please leave me a message.
elizabethreads98's review against another edition
3.0
*read for school
A pretty decent guide on writing creative nonfiction, but nothing absolutely amazing. Gave me helpful tips, and generic tips. All in all, not a bad guide, but not necessarily something you need.
A pretty decent guide on writing creative nonfiction, but nothing absolutely amazing. Gave me helpful tips, and generic tips. All in all, not a bad guide, but not necessarily something you need.
thursdaymouse's review against another edition
5.0
I'm already planning to purchase this one to read again, and again. So much writing help, and even more importantly, a lot of encouragement is found in the pages of this very personable book.
You feel like you are a part of the author's very close-knit classroom and you almost want to succeed just to win his favor, not only because you have been trying to write for so long.
Highly recommend for memoir and essay writers new and established. Now, to find more works by Bill!
You feel like you are a part of the author's very close-knit classroom and you almost want to succeed just to win his favor, not only because you have been trying to write for so long.
Highly recommend for memoir and essay writers new and established. Now, to find more works by Bill!
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