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carrieliza's review
3.0
The interviews that I read were mostly interesting--I skipped over some that I wasn't interested in/authors that I wasn't really familiar with. I like the writing process and writers talking about it. Favorite: Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan. Hooray!
yeahohyeahyeah's review
This is another one of those pick and choose books. I didn't read everything in it, only what interested me. Michelle Tea is amazing. Dave Eggers is amazing. Zadie Smith is amazing. I particularly loved Michelle Tea's interview with Felicia Luna Lemus. I've read all of the books by both these authors, they are among my top favorites and it was cool to read a dialog between these two influential ladies. Joan Didion is pretty crazy and awesome.
ajitate's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of writing (and just plain human) wisdom strewn throughout this book...a few interviews were a bit ponderous and inaccessible (I won't name names), but the majority were excellent to-and-fro conversations stretching over a breadth of genres, years and experiences and a few other countries than just America and the UK. You may even pick up a few good reading suggestions...I did!
aliciat's review
4.0
Lots of writing (and just plain human) wisdom strewn throughout this book...a few interviews were a bit ponderous and inaccessible (I won't name names), but the majority were excellent to-and-fro conversations stretching over a breadth of genres, years and experiences and a few other countries than just America and the UK. You may even pick up a few good reading suggestions...I did!
laura_keoski's review
3.0
I've read numerous books on writers and the writing process, but this one took that conversation a bit deeper. And, it was great to see that some of my favorite writers have their own literary-crushes on other writers! I have to admit, I haven't read every interview in the book, but of the ones I've covered, I was very fond of Zadie Smith interviewing Ian McEwan. Good stuff.
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