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heidibaumgart's review
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
There are four interviews between April 1974 and March 2012. Honestly, the interviewer didn’t ask her anything that wasn’t already published in her own works. It was a nice summary, but if you’ve read anything by Nora Ephron, you knew all of the content.
squirrelsohno's review
4.0
Very inspiring and intriguing, and it gave me a bunch of new insights! A quick read, but maybe not worth the $15.95 for 96 pages of reprinted material? Just saying...
toniclark's review
3.0
As a great fan of Nora Ephron, I couldn’t wait to read this. And I enjoyed every word. The book contains 4 interviews — from 1974, 2007, 2010, and 2012 (the last). The book is part of a (Last Interview) series from Melville House, and there are 15 titles (I think) so far. No big news here, but I love Ephron’s voice and copied out some of my favorite bits.
Sorry to say, there are only 84 pages, and 9 of those are title or blank pages. And the last two interviews are available online. That’s pretty disappointing, given the cover price of $15.95. Good grief!
Sorry to say, there are only 84 pages, and 9 of those are title or blank pages. And the last two interviews are available online. That’s pretty disappointing, given the cover price of $15.95. Good grief!
margaretmechinus's review
3.0
Such an interesting person. Three different interviews., but her own writing about herself is much better. .
mg_libros's review
5.0
Siempre voy a ser muy fan de todo lo que escriba o se escriba sobre Nora. Me alegra mucho encontrar cosas nuevas, como este librito de entrevistas, porque la echo de menos.
oliviahamilton's review
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
Preserving some element of writerly New York that just can’t exist anymore. I love interviews, I just wish the selected interviews were more philosophical (I know they exist). But her career and persistent creativity is inspiring. Definitely made me want to dive more into her work.
chrism1's review
2.0
Nora Ephron is a great interviewee and she has endlessly fascinating things to say about her and work. However, I have no idea why these particularly interviews were chosen, and why more contextual information was not given. If you're a Nora Ephron fan, there's nothing here that you can't find anywhere else.
mg_espi's review
5.0
Siempre voy a ser muy fan de todo lo que escriba o se escriba sobre Nora. Me alegra mucho encontrar cosas nuevas, como este librito de entrevistas, porque la echo de menos.
sjmomaney's review against another edition
4.0
4 ⭐️ - I found this collection of interviews to be really fascinating. Reading about Nora’s career from the beginning and then the end in a more casual conversation style was so interesting. I’ve never really thought about the writing process before so I enjoyed her explanation of how she writes. Her success over a 50+ year career is a clear testament to how truly talented she was.
chelseycatterall's review
3.0
Another one down on my quest to read as much of Nora's work as I can. This is a collection of four interviews given over the course of her career, and is interesting to see how she evolved over many years. In the beginning, there was a ton of sass and confidence, and toward the end of her life, she was calmer, laughed more, and was so humble. I love that Nora wasn't perfect. She had an edge, but she was passionate, open-hearted person I admire so much.