Judith Ridge
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A congenial congregation of Australian & New Zealander writers discuss books and stories and the power of plot and language and character and ideas and illustration to move and change us. With what must be at least a few must reads for anyone.
In the introduction, Judith Ridge, the editor says:
Thinking about the a writers I knew and loved, I wondered, what was the book that made them - the book that made them fall in love, or made them understand something for the first time? Made them think. Made them laugh. Made them feel safe. Made them feel challenged in ways they never knew they could be, emotionally, intellectually, politically. Made them readers, made them writers - made them the person they are today. And so I asked them. [...]
As you’ll see when you start dipping into the essays, poems, memoirs, and other pieces in this collection, there’s a fascinating variety of stories told by people who ended up making words and stories their living (and perhaps their life).
These stories are entertaining, memorable and interesting. I loved the diversity - of experiences and of approaches to the topic. Some authors focused on a specific moment or a specific book, while others wrote more generally about their experiences with reading. Most of the authors are from Australia and New Zealand, but nevertheless grew up in different countries, in different eras, in families with different attitudes towards stories. They had differing levels of access to libraries and to books featuring people like them.
I thought this would be the sort of book I’d read a bit here and there, and then return to it after reading another book or five - that is my usual approach to anthologies and non-fiction - but I practically read it in one go. It’s delightful. One of the best books I’ve read this year.
It also has funny, quirky illustrations by Shaun Tan.… (mer)
Thinking about the a writers I knew and loved, I wondered, what was the book that made them - the book that made them fall in love, or made them understand something for the first time? Made them think. Made them laugh. Made them feel safe. Made them feel challenged in ways they never knew they could be, emotionally, intellectually, politically. Made them readers, made them writers - made them the person they are today. And so I asked them. [...]
As you’ll see when you start dipping into the essays, poems, memoirs, and other pieces in this collection, there’s a fascinating variety of stories told by people who ended up making words and stories their living (and perhaps their life).
These stories are entertaining, memorable and interesting. I loved the diversity - of experiences and of approaches to the topic. Some authors focused on a specific moment or a specific book, while others wrote more generally about their experiences with reading. Most of the authors are from Australia and New Zealand, but nevertheless grew up in different countries, in different eras, in families with different attitudes towards stories. They had differing levels of access to libraries and to books featuring people like them.
I thought this would be the sort of book I’d read a bit here and there, and then return to it after reading another book or five - that is my usual approach to anthologies and non-fiction - but I practically read it in one go. It’s delightful. One of the best books I’ve read this year.
It also has funny, quirky illustrations by Shaun Tan.… (mer)
A collection of short essays by thirty-two writers on the subject of the book that "made them," that was most influential in their lives, that stuck with them. What a fun read this was! And it grew my TBR quite a bit too (oops, not oops?) As most of the writers were from Australia or New Zealand (with a handful of UKians), many of the essays also served as interesting glimpses into childhood in cultures I'm not terribly familiar with. Recommended.
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