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A review by lavrendy
The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life by Ann Patchett
5.0
I had ChatGPT make a list of the people mentioned in this essay so that I could look up their work after:
Lucy Grealy - a writer and Patchett's dear friend who wrote "Autobiography of a Face." Grealy is a recurring figure in Patchett's essays, and her friendship with Patchett is a central theme in the book.
Richard Russo - a writer and Patchett's friend who helped her break through her writer's block while she was working on "Bel Canto."
Tom Franklin - a writer and Patchett's friend who helped her edit her first novel, "The Patron Saint of Liars."
Allan Gurganus - a writer and Patchett's teacher who taught her how to write short stories.
Grace Paley - a writer and Patchett's teacher who taught her the importance of writing about people and places she knows.
Eudora Welty - a writer whose work Patchett admires and who she considers to be one of her literary heroes.
Joan Didion - a writer who Patchett admires and who she cites as an influence on her own work.
Awesome!!!
Lucy Grealy - a writer and Patchett's dear friend who wrote "Autobiography of a Face." Grealy is a recurring figure in Patchett's essays, and her friendship with Patchett is a central theme in the book.
Richard Russo - a writer and Patchett's friend who helped her break through her writer's block while she was working on "Bel Canto."
Tom Franklin - a writer and Patchett's friend who helped her edit her first novel, "The Patron Saint of Liars."
Allan Gurganus - a writer and Patchett's teacher who taught her how to write short stories.
Grace Paley - a writer and Patchett's teacher who taught her the importance of writing about people and places she knows.
Eudora Welty - a writer whose work Patchett admires and who she considers to be one of her literary heroes.
Joan Didion - a writer who Patchett admires and who she cites as an influence on her own work.
Awesome!!!