Lynne Sharon Schwartz

This is a short book in which Schwartz shares her opinions on reading and life.

The fact that it is not divided into chapters was annoying to me. It made it harder to stop and start, since I didn't want to read it all at once.

Some of her thoughts are spot-on, others I couldn't relate to. Some of her writing is pretentious. There were spoilers for a couple books.

There were too many little sexual references for my taste; though not graphic, they were still unnecessary.

Despite these flaws, I did enjoy the read overall, and have added a few books she mentioned to my to-read list.… (lisätietoja)

Ruined by Reading, A Life in Books, by Lynne Sharon Schwartz (pp. 119). This crisp, seemingly never cracked open copy (bought used at Beers Books in Sacramento) should probably have remained unopened. I was, however, seduced by its title and, like so many lust affairs, was sadly disappointed when reality was no match for imagination. Author Lynne Schwartz was, for me at least, way too introspective and wrapped up in her self. I’m guessing that for some readers this book was as intriguing as Used and Rare was for me, described above, but for me it was a slog through the too private thoughts of the author and contained way too much detail about individual books, few of which were of interest to me. Undoubtedly if you share her tastes in literature this book might resonate with you, but for me I found it severely disappointing.… (lisätietoja)