false 2226289 3 Amy Gallup is gifted, perhaps too gifted for her own good. Published at only twenty-two, she peaked early and found critical but not commercial success. Now her former life is gone, along with her writing career and beloved husband. A reclusive widow, her sole companion a dour, flatulent basset hound who barely tolerates her, her daily mantra <i>Kill Me Now,</i> she is a loner afraid to be alone. Her only bright spot each week is the writing class that she teaches at the university extension. This semester's class is full of the usual suspects: the doctor who wants to be the next Robin Cook, the overly enthusiastic repeat student, the slacker, the unassuming student with the hidden talent, the prankster, the know-it-all.... Amy's seen them all before. But something is very different about this class---and the clues begin with a scary phone call in the middle of the night and obscene threats instead of peer evaluations on student writing assignments. Amy soon realizes that one of her students is a very sick puppy, and when a member of the class is murdered, everyone becomes a suspect. As she dissects each student's writing for clues, Amy must enlist the help of everyone in her class, including the murderer, to find the killer among them. Suspenseful, extremely witty, brilliantly written, unexpectedly hilarious, and a joy from start to finish, <i>The Writing Class</i> is a one-of-a-kind novel that rivals Jincy Willett's previous masterpieces. 2232085 10 6 2008 The Writing Class total:449|5:48|4:191|3:147|2:52|1:11| 449 1560 853 180 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 4 3 false Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 09:01:56 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 09:21:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 4 3 false Tue Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 10:22:45 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 10:22:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 5 2 false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 22:53:19 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 18:53:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6531727 0312428413 9780312428419 9 4 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6531727-the-writing-class 3 1 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:23:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 22:45:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 3 1 false Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 19:04:19 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 08:11:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 3 3 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 03:26:57 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 03:37:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 4 1 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 13:10:58 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 11:14:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 4 2 false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 15:53:49 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 14:54:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 3 1 false Thu Jun 05 07:47:34 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 08:02:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 3 0 false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 21:47:24 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 21:47:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 3 0 false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 10:47:47 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 10:49:55 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 5 0 false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 14:17:40 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 14:29:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 2 0 false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 14:14:21 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 07:03:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 4 0 false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 20:30:06 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 02:44:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 3 0 false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 00:59:37 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 03:28:08 -0700 2009
And I would have liked to have enjoyed this book. The cover it...more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 3 0 false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 23:14:50 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 15:45:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 4 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 10:47:10 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 05:00:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 4 1 false Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 06:58:29 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 11:33:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 4 1 false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:49:57 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:58:21 -0700 2009
I read this after being (mostly) stood up for a first "date" with the members of my nascent writing group. I sat in ...more...]]> 2226289 0312330669 9780312330668 440 176 3.47 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2226289.The_Writing_Class 3 0 false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 12:20:46 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 18:29:45 -0800 2008
There is quite a cast of characters (over 10), and I got a little confused as to who was who. (Anyone...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6531727