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The Word Pretty
The Word Pretty | Elisa Gabbert
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Literary Nonfiction. Women's Studies. Memoir. Cultural Criticism. In THE WORD PRETTY Elisa Gabbert brings together humor and observational intelligence to create a roving and curious series of lyrical essays on writing, reading, and living. Combining elements of criticism, meditation, and personal essay, this book reveals a poet's attention turned to subjects from translation to aphorism, from unreliable memory to beauty and the male gaze.
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This book is a record of a very thoughtful and articulate reader. No huge theory of literature here, just a collection of notes and thoughts on her personal reading, and her experience of writing. The author notes, "I'm a promiscuous and impatient reader..." and that's half the fun of the book--her essays are all over the place, discussing dreams, translation, writing, and poetry.

QuintusMarcus She writes, "The greatest lines in poetry are infinitely quotable while having no definite meaning...to read poetry, one must have a mind of poetry." Written in a familiar style, these essays are fascinating and a great pleasure to read.
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RebeccaH
The Word Pretty | Elisa Gabbert
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My month in reading. Not a bad number for me!

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RebeccaH
The Word Pretty | Elisa Gabbert
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I just adore this book.

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RebeccaH
The Word Pretty | Elisa Gabbert
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I just bought this gorgeous little book and started reading right away. It‘s so good so far.

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