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A review by kellyxmen
The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life by Ann Patchett
3.0
Stephen King’s “On Writing” was better.
If I had read this one first, I don’t know if I would’ve wanted to read another writing memoir. The author makes writing sound so damn miserable. I suppose she’s being half sincere and half “quirky” by complaining about something she chose to do. (Hemingway would say that’s weak)
The most useful advice she gave was: if you want to write, then sit down without distractions and write. If nothing comes out, sit some more. You will end up by writing or leaving.
I only read this because David Sedaris said to and I love Sedaris but I don’t see why he loves this piece.
If I had read this one first, I don’t know if I would’ve wanted to read another writing memoir. The author makes writing sound so damn miserable. I suppose she’s being half sincere and half “quirky” by complaining about something she chose to do. (Hemingway would say that’s weak)
The most useful advice she gave was: if you want to write, then sit down without distractions and write. If nothing comes out, sit some more. You will end up by writing or leaving.
I only read this because David Sedaris said to and I love Sedaris but I don’t see why he loves this piece.