Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved Books, (Paperback)

from lucybrown

All those juicy bits of literary lore that you didn't know, but only if you have been hiding in a cave for the last 100 years or are quite young. I suppose if one is new to the world of literary trivia, this book might be interesting. Figured keep it around for my middle school book lover.

from lucybrown

All those juicy bits of literary lore that you didn't know, but only if you have been hiding in a cave for the last 100 years or are quite young. I suppose if one is new to the world of literary trivia, this book might be interesting. Figured keep it around for my middle school book lover.

from sweeks1980

Although there were some very interesting bits of background information in Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara?, I was a little underwhelmed by the book as a whole. Much of the information isn't all that fascinating, esoteric, or unknown, which makes this book a frustrating read for book aficionados. A...

from Kirconnell

A book about books. Very interesting, but it doesn't just discuss books it also talks about the lives of the authors and the impetus behind their writing. I thought the authors made some unusual choices of books to discuss ranging from War and Peac to Hollywood Wives. There is even a section for ...

from 06nwingert

This is a book about books.Jenny Bond describes the history of each author and contextualizes each book. It gave me a new perspective on some classics.