Title: Ruined By Reading
Author: Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Genre: Bio and Autobiography
Publisher: Beacon Press
Pages: 119
This is the first time I have read a book about the books an author loved through her childhood to adult years, but it is more than that. She discusses how her passion was discovered at a very young age and how it affected her and helped her see the world in new ways. She talks about the books she still has a passion for and those she doesn't. Also, she talks about how she had to be brought out of her single-mindedness about other forms of art and expression. I thought this was very strange until I read why she thought books were the ultimate in expression.
I especially love how she discusses that she also tends to forget the plots to stories she has read (just like me) and the books she continues to go back to.
Even though it is a short read, it felt a bit long, but she is a writer and I guess that comes with the territory. I have never read anything by this author but I would be interested to read more of her works.
I give this a 3 out of 5.
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