Sunday, January 3, 2010

Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. - Author Unknown

Book review: No Plot, No Problem, by Chris Baty.
Yeah, it's a book about NaNoWriMo. But you know what they say - There's no such thing as life after NaNoWriMo, only life before it.
Okay, so they don't say that. But I say that.
So, ending my mini-rant, I have to say that this book deserves high praise. It's a good guide, sure, but it's more then that. It's witty, and it's descriptive. My favorite part:
"The love of books, I think, was the saving grace of the entire enterprise. However unseriously we had agreed to take the whole novel writing process, we had absolute reverence for books themselves, the papery bricks of goodness which, when pried apart, unleashed the most amazing visions in their owners. In books, we had found magical portals and steadfast companions, witnessed acts of true love and gaped at absolute evil. Books, as much as our friends and parents, had been our early educators, allowing us our first exciting glimpses into life beyond the gates of childhood."
Papery bricks of goodness? This man is amazing!
Final rating: Four and a half stars out of five (because no book is perfect!).

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