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Weekly book post
Sep. 3rd, 2013 04:44 pmThese books include the 300th one I've posted at Goodreads. I've been posting there since January 2012. Nice.
Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood. She is a multifaceted writer. This book seemed a little out of character for her but it fit in with some of her themes from In Other Worlds. She had interesting ideas about the nature of debt and what is owed to whom. There's an interesting discussion of Faustian bargains and Scrooge. I also liked the discussion of trust as an element of debt. The final chapter talks about the real costs of our actions on the earth and the price to pay/the debt that will come due.
In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination by Margaret Atwood. This book collects a number of her essays on speculative fiction and how she defines it apart from science fiction and fantasy. The essays cover her work as a child/adolescent, a writer, a reviewer, and as an academic. She's a riveting writer with an interesting viewpoint. Well worth reading.
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark. A very useful book. It has tips for becoming a more mindful reader as well as a better writer. He moves from the nuts and bolts of writing to techniques to useful habits for writers to develop. The tools are all very practical with workshop questions at the end of each short chapter.
Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood. She is a multifaceted writer. This book seemed a little out of character for her but it fit in with some of her themes from In Other Worlds. She had interesting ideas about the nature of debt and what is owed to whom. There's an interesting discussion of Faustian bargains and Scrooge. I also liked the discussion of trust as an element of debt. The final chapter talks about the real costs of our actions on the earth and the price to pay/the debt that will come due.
In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination by Margaret Atwood. This book collects a number of her essays on speculative fiction and how she defines it apart from science fiction and fantasy. The essays cover her work as a child/adolescent, a writer, a reviewer, and as an academic. She's a riveting writer with an interesting viewpoint. Well worth reading.
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark. A very useful book. It has tips for becoming a more mindful reader as well as a better writer. He moves from the nuts and bolts of writing to techniques to useful habits for writers to develop. The tools are all very practical with workshop questions at the end of each short chapter.
