About this title: Anne Fadiman, who edited the AMERICAN SCHOLAR for seven years, has collected essays from that estimable publication by writers who look back on books they loved when they were young and reread many years later. Interestingly, the second experience is often far different from the first as tastes evolve and the world changes. Some of the 17 writers participating in this fascinating exercise are Sven Birkerts, Allegra Goodman, Arthur Krystal, Vivian Gornick, Michael Upchurch, Patricia Hampl, Phillip Lopate, and Luc Sante.
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Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780374530549ISBN:0374530548
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 2006-09-05
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 2005
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 2006
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780374530549ISBN:0374530548
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Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 8/25/2005
ISBN-13:9780374249427ISBN:0374249423
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780374530549ISBN:0374530548
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"A collection of essays chronicling author's reactions when they reread childhood favorites or pivotal books from the past. Reactions run the gamut from finding the book enchanting to being disappointed. My favorite was the author who reread Hans Christian Andersen's the Snow Queen while staying at the Ice Hotel in the Arctic Circle."
"This book had a lot of promise: seventeen writers read a book that they had loved when they first read it, either in their teens or twenties, and then discuss whether the way they felt about it had changed. I thought it would be fun to read re-reviews of books I've read by authors I've read. Unfortunately, I really hadn't heard of any of the writers who wrote the reviews (okay, I've heard of Luc Sante but haven't read anything by him), and I had only read one of the books that was reviewed (two, if you include the liner notes to Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band). Although at least one other reviewer said that you don't have to have read the books, I think that it would have been more interesting if I had read the books. I probably wouldn't recommend this, especially if you haven't read most of the books that are discussed.
For what it's worth, here are the writers I can remember or find online: Arthur Krystal Dianna Kappel-Smith Michael Upchurch Luc Sante Vivian Gornick Allegra Goodman Patricia Hampl Sven Birkerts Katherine Ashenburg
And these are the books or authors that they re-read: The Leather Pushers by H.C. Witwer Walt Whitman Liner notes of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Flower guide Christina Stead Rimbaud Collette Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Katharine Mansfield D.H. Lawrence Pan by Knut Hamsun Sue the Nurse series"
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