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_bookmoth's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Flash fiction is what happens in the white space, in the silence among words.
This book, which is about brevity, tends to be ironically repetitive. It could have been written in fewer chapters and fewer pages. I wish there were more flash fiction stories to supplement some of the ideas because it is a lot of post-modern talk about how fragments intertwine and meet each other at the crossroads of possibility.
This book, which is about brevity, tends to be ironically repetitive. It could have been written in fewer chapters and fewer pages. I wish there were more flash fiction stories to supplement some of the ideas because it is a lot of post-modern talk about how fragments intertwine and meet each other at the crossroads of possibility.
amygoldmacher's review
informative
medium-paced
5.0
I loved The Art of Brevity! It's a beautifully written book and practical at the same time with exercises in each chapter. There are so many references I need to find and read; it's a huge benefit to have them curated in each chapter. It's also refreshing to see current and accessible writers mentioned throughout (Dinty W. Moore, Nancy Stohlman, Tommy Dean, Meg Pokrass). This book is a great addition to the short writing-writer's craft shelf. Thank you!
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