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Books Recommended But Not Read Part I - Leftovers from 2nd Bk Choice
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Lamott's book reads like your best friend is trying to tell you the secrets to the universe but then you learn that really she is telling you the secrets to your secrets. Namely, that verse you heard on the wind when you were a child, the one that winked at you and teased you with bouncing words. That was the day you fell in love with words but you didn't tell anyone. That is your secret. Lamott affirms that in you and writes that she is going to tell you everything she knows about writing.
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Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird is a lighthearted book filled with humor and wisdom. Lamott’s ironic view of the realities of writing creates a well crafted, accessible text. Her wry commentary about God, writing and the nature of twentieth/twenty-first century living is engaging. Although, as with many of her books, Lamott is grammatically lax, her presentation of a writer’s life is accurate. Her courage in showing her insecurities is awe-inspiring. Lamott makes no attempt to engage all writers, she
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Bird by Bird contains the wisdom that Anne Lamott imparts to the students in her writing classes. A mix of personal experience, student struggles, and expert advice from other writers, Bird by Bird encourages the writer with a mix of humor, tough love, and commiseration.
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Surprisingly gritty and deep which was wonderful. Incredible emotional support for writers. Plus the direction you need to write a "shitty first draft," mine your emotional memories, and being conscious of everything around you.
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I am reading this book again with a friend again in April-May 2019.
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