Make It Scream, Make It Burn : Essays (CD-Audio)

from bostonbibliophile

Kind of bland and inoffensive for me. I liked some of the essays- the story of the California photographer and her relationship with a family she's been photographing for years was fascinating and I liked how Jamison ties her story to the writer's dilemma- and the last essay about the birth of he...

from nancyjean19

I wasn't that into the first two sections of impersonal essays, but I loved the last section of personal essays. Maybe once you've written a memoir, it's hard to detach yourself again from the story? I was also just curious to hear why happened to her. I love her writing, especially the way she d...

from Darcia

Leslie Jamison has a way of being introspective with a topic, then flipping it inside out so we see it as she does and, maybe, we also see ourselves in the reflection there. The writing is, simply put, perfection. Jamison's word choices, her phrasing, and the rhythm of her sentences create a lyri...

from Darcia

Leslie Jamison has a way of being introspective with a topic, then flipping it inside out so we see it as she does and, maybe, we also see ourselves in the reflection there. The writing is, simply put, perfection. Jamison's word choices, her phrasing, and the rhythm of her sentences create a lyri...