4.16 avg rating — 2,313,421 ratings

"Becoming a reader, "composing myself to read"..on the window seat, and thence a servant, a teacher. Revealing of teacher servitude now, where biz people who condescend to teach are touted as heroes: they chose the servitude. Real teachers, well read are preternaturally enslaved, like JE."

3.92 avg rating — 1,015,396 ratings

"The best critique of religion and schooling ("English") in childhood, esp in America."

4.05 avg rating — 978,618 ratings

"Little rich girl almost destroyed by her own condescension. Critique of vegetarian Mr Woodhouse, hilarious."

3.95 avg rating — 5,272 ratings

"Becoming a writer in Trinidad, in the ghetto shadow of US military base (whoring etc). "

4.09 avg rating — 9,082 ratings

"Growing up poor in Russia taught him much--say, long after this book, to enjoy Capri.
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4.33 avg rating — 1,108,520 ratings

"Wonderful account of semi-rural growing, importance of one older neighhbor.
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3.83 avg rating — 175,405 ratings

"Modern newspapers follow up these stories: a pederast (An Encounter), male prostitution (Two Gallants), politics, etc.
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4.30 avg rating — 510,678 ratings

"Because my daughter enjoyed."

4.17 avg rating — 1,291,045 ratings

"Because my wife enjoyed."

4.30 avg rating — 579,354 ratings

"Surprisingly good, if one's only familiar with her sophomoric poetry (as bad as Mary Oliver's)."

3.74 avg rating — 180,278 ratings

"Punning sex ed in the 1590s."

3.99 avg rating — 385,349 ratings