40 books in 2010! 20 books in 2011! How many in 2012?
Finishing the last page of a nice book is so much rewarding, so I thought to read more since January 2010 instead of wasting my time in front of the PC or TV. I read whatever I think might be interesting. Fiction or Nonfiction. Each book opens a new horizon. With the books you can travel around the world. ..... I just want to do something useful for myself.
I read English and German language. The ranking is from 1 (=very bad) through 10 (=excellent).

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

16th book - "Reading Like a Writer" - Francine Prose - 8 points

The whole title is: "Reading Like a Writer - A guide for people who love books and for those who want to write them"
Francine Prose (*1947) is American and lives in New York City. I saw her during a panel discussion at Cooper Union in the Great Hall on May 1st, 2010.
After reading this book it will hopefully lead me to pay more attention to details while reading other books in future. She gives hundreds of examples from classic novels which describe why they are so unique. At the end of her book she shows a list with around 120 books called "Books to Be Read Immediately". I read 3 or 4 of them. So I don't want to waste any more time. Let's read for pleasure. It's just so rewarding.
I read the signed ("for Rainer") first Harper Perennial soft cover edition, published 2007. ISBN 978-0-06-077705-0.
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