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Abide with Me
Abide with Me
Author: Elizabeth Strout
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 44
Review Date: 8/30/2023


I had read all of Strout's novels except this one, which was not available in kindle in our library, but I enjoyed reading it in hardback from Paperback Swap. It is an engaging story of a man recovering from a loss.


The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition)
The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition)
Author: William Strunk Jr., E. B. White, Roger Angell
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 88
Review Date: 4/2/2019


It is a tiny book, but if you study it like it was your writing Bible, it will make writing easier.


Everyday Creative Writing
Everyday Creative Writing
Author: Michael C. Smith, Suzanne Greenberg
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 5
Review Date: 11/17/2014


I happened across this book in a school library one June when I was teaching summer school, and I found some of the exercises exciting. Now I have the time to do them at my leisure. The book is filled with useful prompts and valuable suggestions for the creative writer.


Lady Oracle
Lady Oracle
Author: Margaret Atwood
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 44
Review Date: 10/30/2013


Not her best.


Plainsong
Plainsong
Author: Kent Haruf
Book Type: Audio Cassette
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 13
Review Date: 10/30/2013


This is one of my favorite books to listen to. Much of the credit goes to the reader, Tom Stechshulte. Tom Stechshulte is the best reader of audiobooks on the planet. He could read an autobiography of Rush Limbaugh or Ted Cruz and I would listen, and I am a Democrat!


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