Reviews

""On Writing" had more useful and observant things to say about the craft than any book since Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style"."--Roger Ebert

"A one-of-a-kind classic."--"The Wall Street Journal"

"The best book on writing. Ever."--"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland)

"This is a special book, animated by a unique intelligence, and filled with useful truth."--Michael Chabon

King's critics say he is crass, low-brow, ?ber-male, and foul-mouthed. It is all true. These are the qualities of the phenomenally successful writer of works of horror on which his legion of fans gorge themselves. But cut through the macho veneer, and the listener will also catch glimpses, in this audiobook, of another King, devoted husband and father, a pussycat who loves the American way of life and who produced such sensitive stories as "The Body." So, one may go from revulsion in the early memoir portion of the book, to respect in the middle part, on writing the author started out as a teacher, and he is still a teacher to utter sympathy as he describes the awful accident and aftermath that was partially responsible for the delay in this book's publication. One also grows to respect the bald nature of King's statements of truth as he sees it. In addition, the writing section alone, with pearls such as "second draft equals first draft minus ten percent," is worth it. Recommended for all popular collections. Mark Pumphrey, Polk Cty. P.L., Columbus, NC Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

""On Writing" had more useful and observant things to say about the craft than any book since Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style"."--Roger Ebert
"A one-of-a-kind classic."--"The Wall Street Journal"
"The best book on writing. Ever."--"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland)
"This is a special book, animated by a unique intelligence, and filled with useful truth."--Michael Chabon