Not looking for an instructional writing book…you found it
Let me first start by quoting the author from one of his
many letters, “I just spent a good five minutes trying to make sense of your
question, after which I took a good shower, toweled off, and had a two-hour nap. Now I think I am ready to tackle my answer:
What?” If you replace five minutes with
thirty minutes and the question with a book, that would be my response to this
book. Maybe it is my fault, I was hoping
for a lighthearted instructional book on writing. The book about writing but the questions and
answers seem to miss the mark in my option.
One question asked if it is possible to write a novel on cocktail
napkins. The author’s reply is on
cocktail napkins but it takes 19 pages.
Funny yes, but the humor ended after the fourth napkin.
There is one section I enjoyed, the authors essay called “Don’t
Red this Essay”. The message driven home
is people no longer read for fun or enjoyment.
We no longer have time; our lives are full of text messages, emails, twitters,
blogs, etc. Yes, this is reading but not
what most of us would call fun or enjoyable.
I received a
free copy of this book from WaterBrook Multnomah in exchange for my honest
review of the book.
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