Literary Life : A Second Memoir (Paperback)

from nmele

Larry McMurtry's second memoir, this one focused on writing and writers, engaged me more than "Books", possibly because I found myself jotting titles and authors down as I read. Interesting also to read which of his books McMurtry considers his best.

from clue

Larry McMurtry continues his autobiography in the syle of Books. I think of it as an autobiography told in bullet points. No great secrets revealed, no long discussions or introspectives. In this book a literary person drops short (usually) comments about the literary scene as he's known it. The ...

from realbigcat

I enjoyed this book because I'm a fan of Larry McMurtry. I'm not sure other would find it as interesting. As in other reviews it is dry and there is a lot of names dropping but as with any memoir of this type you pull tid-bits of information, namely some authors to check out and books to acquire....

from SESchend

Unfocused and meandering 2nd volume of memoirs; I'd recommend BOOKS to bibliophiles but not this one for writers. Barely touches on his writing process or what works for him as a writer. Far more about what went on around his writing books (and far more about the politics of PEN than anyone outsi...

from Micalhut

Typically love to read about writer's lives -- one of my favorite genres whether memoir or fiction, but McMurtry let me down. This read like a dry goodreads account: mostly name-dropping in the literary world with a brief account of how he met them or why. Did I mention dry? Like a sentence or tw...