merixien's review against another edition
5.0
James Wood ile kurgu bir kitabıyla tanışmış biri olarak, bu kitabı okuduktan sonraki görüşüm: James Wood sadece eleştiri yazsın, hep yazsın.
jaclyn_youngblood's review against another edition
5.0
I'm certain it helped that I heard Wood give a reading of the first part of the fourth chapter. I had his wonderfully lyrical voice, his lilting cadence, to accompany the experience of consuming his words on my own. I loved homelooseness, afterwardness, vignettes into Wood's life, and becoming familiar with his style of literary criticism. With books like these, I often find myself wanting to have a discussion with John, to hear his perspective.
strickvl's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Not the ideal entry point into James Wood's work, but nevertheless a useful collection of reflections on the value of fiction -- in general and in terms of Wood's own lived experience.
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