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The full title is Letters to a Young Writer: Some Practical and Philosophical Advice. And it is by Colum McCann one of the best writers around in my opinion.
I like Colum McCann’s writing and that is why I decided to read this book. My guess is it is not so much aimed at the young but at the new writer or anyone interested in improving their writing.
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One of my favorite authors is Colum McCann. I’ve read several of his books (and reviewed two of them here). The books often move in unexpected ways and the author has a gift for the memorable and thought-provoking phrase or sentence.
The illustration is a line from “Thirteen Ways of Looking” which is now in paperback. My other review is of “TransAtlantic”. “TransAtlantic” made such an impression I wrote about it twice.
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“Thirteen Ways of Looking” is the latest from Colum McCann. I have prevously written about his novel “TransAtlantic” which made me a fan of McCann’s writing. Continue reading “Thirteen Ways of Looking by Colum McCann”
Not quite a joke -just a misunderstanding with myself.
A few days ago I wrote that I was re-reading “TransAtlantic” by Colum McCann. I had read the book before my vacation in Ireland this summer. We spent our first vacation night in Cobh. I remembered a beautifully written line from TransAtlantic about Cobh. I thought now that I had been to Cobh, I would enjoy re-reading the book. It seemed to me there were quite a few great descriptions in the book in addition to the one I remembered so well.
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I had read “TransAtlantic” by Colum McCann last spring before going to Ireland on vacation. I was busy with preparations for my trip and didn’t really have the time to write a review.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book but did not realize what an impression it made on me until I was in Ireland and parts of “TransAtlantic” came to mind. So in an unusual turn of events I am reading a book for the second time in a few months.
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