http://sacramentobookreview.com/books_about_books/the-story-about-the-story/ Free locally printed book review newspaper, for Sacramento, California 95814 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:47:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://sacramentobookreview.com/books_about_books/the-story-about-the-story/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Roy Wallen Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:59:08 +0000 http://sacramentobookreview.com/?p=8692#comment-652 This thoughtful and helpful review was enough for me to add this book to my wish list (which means it then goes into the reading stacks along with the 400+ others). Many thanks to Ms. Greene for her insight. This thoughtful and helpful review was enough for me to add this book to my wish list (which means it then goes into the reading stacks along with the 400+ others). Many thanks to Ms. Greene for her insight.

]]> http://sacramentobookreview.com/books_about_books/the-story-about-the-story/comment-page-1/#comment-645 J.C. Hallman Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:24:21 +0000 http://sacramentobookreview.com/?p=8692#comment-645 Thanks much for this kind and very thoughtful take on "The Story About the Story." It's not a surprise at all that a novelist would understand the goals of the book, but it's the emphasis here on two points that is worth repeating: first, that writing that happens to be about reading, or about a particular book, can be enjoyable even if you haven't read the author or the book in question; and second, that the essay can and should make you want to go and read the author or book itself. Neither "criticism" nor "review" is really an accurate term for these careful, smart, often funny, and sometimes even sad, takes on books. I'm heartened to see the anthology receiving its own careful and smart "review" in turn. Thanks much for this kind and very thoughtful take on “The Story About the Story.” It’s not a surprise at all that a novelist would understand the goals of the book, but it’s the emphasis here on two points that is worth repeating: first, that writing that happens to be about reading, or about a particular book, can be enjoyable even if you haven’t read the author or the book in question; and second, that the essay can and should make you want to go and read the author or book itself. Neither “criticism” nor “review” is really an accurate term for these careful, smart, often funny, and sometimes even sad, takes on books. I’m heartened to see the anthology receiving its own careful and smart “review” in turn.

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