My Catholic friend tilted her teacup like a fortune-teller. "You know," she said, "I think people who don't have God in their lives are like people...
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This is a modern classic that's guaranteed to captivate writers and readers of literary fiction. It's an "Elements of Style" for literature. You'll be jotting notes on the back of Stumptown receipts so you won't forget which novels and short stories to pick up on your next trip to Powell's. It's worth reading alone for Wood's closing tribute to Willa Cather.
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How Fiction Works by James Wood
Gabriel Boehmer, August 27, 2008
This is a modern classic that's guaranteed to captivate writers and readers of literary fiction. It's an "Elements of Style" for literature. You'll be jotting notes on the back of Stumptown receipts so you won't forget which novels and short stories to pick up on your next trip to Powell's. It's worth reading alone for Wood's closing tribute to Willa Cather.(4 of 10 readers found this comment helpful)