Yes, this book was a revelation to me.I am a writer wannabe, a pretender to the mantel of nonfiction writing.While I was searching blindly through the literature to find myself, my voice, perhaps an inspiration, I heard Frank Conroy interviewed on Michael Feldman's radio program on NPR.Conroy was talking about this very book.I was intrigued, I was interested.I went out, I bought the book.I read, and I learned, in the most pleasurable way possible.I was in the hands of a good writer, one that is able to carry me through his narrative and make his point with clarity and humor.
I learned about jazz, about music in general.I learned about the Iowas Writers Workshop, what they are trying to do and how they are trying to do it.It was, alas, a short book, but it made me a more knowledgable person.It made me appreciate life.It made me excited about things I never thought I would be interested in, and I am excited about writing.What more can you ask for from a book?
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