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A review by marthagal
Writing Places: The Life Journey of a Writer and Teacher by William Zinsser
2.0
WRITING PLACES is a memoir of a writer, of Bill Zinsser's experiences as a journalist, freelance writer, and teacher. I think writers are super cool and secretly want to be one, which is why I picked this.
I feel terrible saying this, since Zinsser seems like a very nice older gentlemen, but I found the first part of this book to be pretty unreadable. It sort of like reading a Dominick Dunne social column in that it was full of names that I didn't know, little anecdotes that I didn't really see the significance of. The book picks up a little bit when he gets to Yale and writes ON WRITING WELL, but I just didn't see a lot of insight or thoughtfulness about his life here.
I wouldn't recommend it.
I feel terrible saying this, since Zinsser seems like a very nice older gentlemen, but I found the first part of this book to be pretty unreadable. It sort of like reading a Dominick Dunne social column in that it was full of names that I didn't know, little anecdotes that I didn't really see the significance of. The book picks up a little bit when he gets to Yale and writes ON WRITING WELL, but I just didn't see a lot of insight or thoughtfulness about his life here.
I wouldn't recommend it.