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Summary: a gem
Review: I first read this book about 3 years ago. I don't read many books by writers about writing, and I don't read many autobiographical books by writers, period. However, I read the first few pages of this book, and I was captivated.She moved herself into an isolated country house for 50 days. Grumbach's style is simple, plain, and direct. Her book is a study of one person's solitude; as such, it works well as a personal "coming of age" story. That may strike you as odd, because Grumbach is probably in her 50's or 60's, but it's a personal journey story, a tale of one person's finding herself, of imposing a solitary life upon herself. It's about solitude, and adjusting yourself from a more frenetic way of life to a simpler way of life, socially. I generally don't read this sort of thing at all, but I loved this book.
Rating:
Summary: a gem
Review: I first read this book about 3 years ago. I don't read many books by writers about writing, and I don't read many autobiographical books by writers, period. However, I read the first few pages of this book, and I was captivated. She moved herself into an isolated country house for 50 days. Grumbach's style is simple, plain, and direct. Her book is a study of one person's solitude; as such, it works well as a personal "coming of age" story. That may strike you as odd, because Grumbach is probably in her 50's or 60's, but it's a personal journey story, a tale of one person's finding herself, of imposing a solitary life upon herself. It's about solitude, and adjusting yourself from a more frenetic way of life to a simpler way of life, socially. I generally don't read this sort of thing at all, but I loved this book.
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