Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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The leader of Operating Instructions presents an intensely personal, inspirational, and witty guide that shares step-by-step pointers on how to live a writer’s life. 35,000 first printing. Tour.Amazon.com Review
Reflect you’ve got a book inside of you? Anne Lamott isn’t worried to help you let it out. She’ll help you find your passion and your voice, beginning from the first really crummy draft to the peculiar letdown of publication. Readers will be reminded of the energizing books of writer Natalie Goldberg and will be seduced by Lamott’s witty take on the reality of a writer’s life, which has small to do with literary parties and a lot to do with jealousy, writer’s block and going for broke with each paragraph. Wonderfully wise and best of all, fantastic reading.
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Managed to read one chapter with fantastic difficultly. The name of the second chapter starts with the S-word. If some one has to use that kind of word to convey an thought, you can judge how much expressive power the leader has.
This is ideal for kids (with the s-word blackened out
. More serious writers should read “How to Write: Advice and Reflections” by Richard Rhodes.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Her editor was right the first time: she has nothing to say. This book is such an insult for aspiriting writers turing to her for advice. She doesn’t give it. Holding to her chest all her cards about how to really get published, she as a replacement for thinks she can sidestep that with advice on life in all-purpose. Title is fantastic, the reason for the title is fantastic (her brother was overwhelmed by a report on birds and the father said take it bird by bird) but that’s where her depth stops. Too terrible because there are so many people with a real desire to help and guide writers but this isn’t it and neither is she.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
I am at a loss to clarify the glowing reviews of this book. Although Bird by Bird contains excellent advice on writing, I establish the leader extremely unlikable. Self-absorbed, proud, neurotic — I guess if you take her as an example of how not to live your life, the thought works. I personally don’t see how anyone could view her as a role model (cocaine and God? well, that’s Northern California for you…).
A more helpful book would have at least included some advice for us poor souls who are otherwise employable (and have jobs) but still want to write. She seems to assume that everyone reading her book has the entire day free to write (or whine, or do “retail therapy”).
Finally, as a personal note to the leader — Ms. Lamott, it’s called “shopping”, not retail therapy. Get over yourself. And for your son’s sake, stop doing drugs.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I establish this book very depressing. Anne Lamott’s constant self-deprecation throughout the book caused me to really doubt myself as well. I know she is doing it to show that she’s human just like the rest of us, but I reflect she can show that lacking hating on herself every chance she gets (adage the 9-year-ancient version of herself looked like a neurotic cat woman, etc.) despite what she says about how you shouldn’t do that. It’s like hanging around with a bunch of anorexic models, it gets to you.
This is not a excellent book for people who are not sure they are writers. I am not a writer but I am interested in writing and I would very much like to write fiction but I have a lot of distress writing authentically. Lamott sends the message that “As long as you’re a writer, as long as you’re in our secret small club, everything will be okay!”
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
I was duped into buying this by all the glowing reviews. Not only is the material lousy but I became so disgusted with the leader as a person I couldn’t stand to read another word. She is a pitiful person and I cannot imagine anyone wanting to read a word she writes. This is a book about her sad life much more than about writing.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5