In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction
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In Fact (2007-02-10)
I love the book, thank-you. It also got to my university in time for the beginning of the semester. I was the only person that had it with such a low cost. Thank-you Amazon. You will be seeing me again.!excellent : Ralph Wahlstrom-author of The Tao of Writing (2006-12-28)
I ordered this book sight-unseen for a new course I’m offering in the spring. I wasn’t disappointed. The writing is varied, often challenging and always compelling. I recommend this to anyone who wonders what creative nonfiction is all about.GREAT TEXTS… GREAT CHOICES… GREAT BOOK!!! (2006-08-17)
This book is one of best compilation titles I ever found.
Perfect if you want to read some of the best nonfiction pieces around.
The subjects multiply of these 25 great essays… from wolves and hunters… to a woman with deseases… to a man fascinated with people named like him… to a guy who remembers his uncle’s strange apartment meetings… and so on…
All of those texts are written with a unique style and a rare passion who raised my interest everytime I took the book and started to read.
In fact, while some of the essays here didn’t have a subjecto who’d speak to me on a personal level, the thing is… they are all so well written that I just kept on reading. And I did found more to this genre than I used to see.
I recomend this book to writers, readers and just anybody in for a great reading ride.
Mr. Gutkind did a marvelous job collecting theses texts. That must be said.
The introduction (notes for young writers) is also an awesome way to introduce the wonders of this genre.
Highly recomended.Impossible to put down and short pieces whice can be browsed through at will (2006-03-29)
For those unfamiliar with Lee Gutkind, she was instrumental in working on an creating one of my favorite literary publications, Creative Nonfiction. Each issue was devoted to a particular subject, from Family to Intimate Matters or Surviving Crisis.
Just last night, in fact, I read one of the pieces from one of those publications, an essay called “Shunning” which told of the loss of identity faced by a pregnant teen in the 60s, during a time when getting pregnant outside of marriage could cause everyone to turn their backs on a person.
Now I”m thrilled that Gutkind has compiled some of the best examples of Creative Nonfiction. Not only because I’m already a fan of her work but also because I love reading but am short on time. This book is perfect because it allows me to start and finish an entire piece in the book without having to set aside hours to do so. I don’t HAVE to read it in a few days or one or two sittings.
I urge you to experience the joys of Creative Nonfiction, especially as compiled by someone as discerning as Gutkind.
It is great for those who have to read in fits and starts, perhaps while waiting to pick up a kid after school or while waiting in line at the drive-up window at the bank. In short, it is perfect for taking with you while on a trip, on the run or when you have a few minute in your day to sit down, have a cup or coffee (or snack) and let one of the many wonderful writers in this volume take you away from you usual routine.An Overlooked Genre On A New & Exciting Spin! (2006-03-18)
I enjoyed this book SO much, I can’t recommend it enough! Creative Nonfiction is a relatively new genre, or overlooked. But the genre has now come to the forefront, and it is DIVINE! Lee Gutkind assimilated some fantastic “creative nonfiction” authors, and the result is that of a creme brulee. (really, if you love books as much as I do, you’ll understand what I mean. Some people simply assume that nonfiction books are dry, and boring. NOT. “In Fact: The Best Of Creative Nonfiction” surprised me, and basically kept me glued to the book. I finished it in one night, and for me, that is rare. But the writers that Mr. Gutkind chose for this undertaking are so perfect for this genre, and it was a highly interesting read. I can’t recommend it enough! BUY IT NOW!
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