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Title: The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 0-06-056553-5 Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: It's not meant to be a how-to book...
Comment: ...which is probably why it is disappointing some readers. All I can say is this: I've been making a living as a writer for twenty-five years and this book was a great moral boost to me. Only another writer can understand the specific ways in which a writer is pummeled, and by the same token, only another writer can give "keep the faith" advice that is truly meaningful. To me, the book was like sending my soul to a spa.
Rating: 1
Summary: More a self help book than a teaching tool.
Comment: Joyce Carol Oates flounders in coming across with nothing more than another book turned out with the speed of a professional typist. She populates the book with sentences that go on and on and on. Is this just another way for writers to make money? After all that stuff about Amazon having authors write their own reviews coming out in the NY Times this week --- which happened while I was finishing this one --- I wonder if Ms. Oates was at it, since there are nothing but five stars on this site. I found little helpful in this book. It seemed Ms. Oates was writing more about herself. Maxims abound that belong on the Dr. Phil show. Give me a break. I actually bought this book based on Amazon customer reviews. Never again.
Rating: 2
Summary: blah blah blah
Comment: Joyce Carol Oates couldn't be more vague about the craft of writing. Why exactly do writers compose these crazy self-help manuals anyway? Writing is something that can never be taught. And maxims like "explore your mind" and "discover your voice" aren't really all that helpful anyway. Most great writers, Joyce Carol Oates included, are gifted people. They don't know how or why they write so well, they just do it. Trying to explain how they gather inspiration is a waste of time. Hemingway said that if you talk about your own writing then you will be tarnishing something sacred. And I agree with that sentiment. Stop trying to analyze your writing. Instead, just write, and be grateful that you can write. Becuase most of us can't. Talking about craft is stupid.
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Title: Rape: A Love Story (OATES, JOYCE CAROL) by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 0786712945 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: I Am No One You Know : Stories by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 0060592885 Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: 13 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Writer's Book of Hope: Getting from Frustration to Publication by Ralph Keyes ISBN: 0805072357 Publisher: Owl Books (NY) Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Small Avalanches and Other Stories by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 006001217X Publisher: HarperTempest Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Freaky Green Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates ISBN: 0066237599 Publisher: HarperTempest Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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