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I consider that Bird by Bird is a fantasy. It has little relevance to me. It is particularist (against searching for scientific generalizations and realism). In spite of her repeatedly urging truth, she is against scientific truth. Bird by Bird says that every creative writer should have had an unhappy childhood or dysfunctional life. I myself had an idyllic childhood and am always happy to be a spiritual elder for Mother Earth. I think that teachers like her are working against Mother Earth.
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
LKSalmonson, September 24, 2010
I consider that Bird by Bird is a fantasy. It has little relevance to me. It is particularist (against searching for scientific generalizations and realism). In spite of her repeatedly urging truth, she is against scientific truth. Bird by Bird says that every creative writer should have had an unhappy childhood or dysfunctional life. I myself had an idyllic childhood and am always happy to be a spiritual elder for Mother Earth. I think that teachers like her are working against Mother Earth.(2 of 40 readers found this comment helpful)