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| Title | : | My Reading Life |
| Author | : | Pat Conroy |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 337 pages |
| Published | : | (first published 2010) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Writing. Books About Books. Biography |
Pat Conroy
Kindle Edition | Pages: 337 pages Rating: 3.96 | 6191 Users | 1150 Reviews
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Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life. Pat Conroy, the beloved American storyteller, is a voracious reader. Starting as a childhood passion that bloomed into a life-long companion, reading has been Conroy’s portal to the world, both to the farthest corners of the globe and to the deepest chambers of the human soul. His interests range widely, from Milton to Tolkien, Philip Roth to Thucydides, encompassing poetry, history, philosophy, and any mesmerizing tale of his native South. He has for years kept notebooks in which he records words and expressions, over time creating a vast reservoir of playful turns of phrase, dazzling flashes of description, and snippets of delightful sound, all just for his love of language. But for Conroy reading is not simply a pleasure to be enjoyed in off-hours or a source of inspiration for his own writing. It would hardly be an exaggeration to claim that reading has saved his life, and if not his life then surely his sanity. In My Reading Life, Conroy revisits a life of reading through an array of wonderful and often surprising anecdotes: sharing the pleasures of the local library’s vast cache with his mother when he was a boy, recounting his decades-long relationship with the English teacher who pointed him onto the path of letters, and describing a profoundly influential period he spent in Paris, as well as reflecting on other pivotal people, places, and experiences. His story is a moving and personal one, girded by wisdom and an undeniable honesty. Anyone who not only enjoys the pleasures of reading but also believes in the power of books to shape a life will find here the greatest defense of that credo. BONUS: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Pat Conroy's The Death of Santini.Specify Books Concering My Reading Life
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.96 From 6191 Users | 1150 ReviewsAssessment Of Books My Reading Life
"Ive searched out those writers unafraid to stir up the emotions, who entrust me with their darkest passions, their most indestructible yearnings, and their most soul-killing doubts. I trust the great novelists to teach me how to live, how to feel, how to love and hateI take it as an article of faith that the novels Ive loved will live inside me forever...That the book accompanies the reader forever, from that day forward, is part of literatures profligate generosity." I absolutely loved thisIf you enjoy the books of Pat Conroy, you will enjoy this book. If you don't, you won't.My first introduction to Pat Conroy was through the movie "Conrack," starring Jon Voight. I had never heard of Conroy, much less read him. However, the movie sent me in search of him. When I found the paperback movie tie-in, I was hooked.From that time forward, I have read Conroy's books. I have met him, spoken with him, and seen him several times on the book circuit. His voice is a familiar sound to me, and
An autobiography or memoir via the books of one's life--are there more of these? I've only read one previous book of this sort and it was good, too. It also struck me that Pat Conroy was born the same year as me--actually, two days before my husband's birthday. Much of the book also took place in Atlanta, very, very close to where I live now and lived back in the '70s. He lived on Rosedale, behind Callenwolde for part of his childhood, and wrote about that in Prince of Tides. As a young writer,
I enjoyed this chronicle of author Pat Conroy's personal interests in books and literature. Great reading!
Five glorious, sentimental stars for Pat Conroy's memoir about books and reading. Mr. Conroy died last month, and I picked up My Reading Life as a tribute to him. When I chose it from his list of works, I didn't realize how much I would love this gem of a book, how I would linger over the chapters, taking weeks to read it because I didn't want to return it to the library yet. Keeping this lovely book in my possession was a way of keeping Mr. Conroy around, for just a little bit longer.The only
I fell in love with this book about books it wasnt perfect, but it came as close as Ive found to explaining a deep love of all that is books and reading, shooting at it from different directions. Pat Conroy may be wordy, but he writes beautifully and clearly loves books, shaping his life around them. And he does it in nifty ways influences on him people-wise, place wise, life wise, and books themselves.In order it starts with his childhood, and what a fascinating perspective that was for a
I'm a huge fan of Pat Conroy. I've read almost everything he has published. He is a master storyteller and can create such vivid characters who are forever memorable. I think what I love the most is the way his books are journeys that his characters travel and they always end up changed.I liked this insight into his upbringing, how he became a writer and what he shared about his career. People impacted his life in a way to foster his writing; others impacted his life and gave him something to
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