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Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different

Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different

by Chuck Palahniuk

Grand Central Publishing ·2020 ·256 pages
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About This Book

Renowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of storytelling.In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing.With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a"kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with anecdotes, postcards from the road, and much more.Clear-eyed, sensitive, illuminating, and knowledgeable, Consider This is Palahniuk's love letter to stories and storytellers, booksellers and books themselves. Consider it a classic in the making.


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"The book finally rises to a moving emotional crescendo, in a final chapter that shares moments of serendipity from Palahniuk's time on the road."

Publishers Weekly Read review ↗ Near the Top

"He closes with brief recommended fiction and nonfiction reading lists and a useful guide to troubleshooting ..."

Kirkus Read review ↗ Near the Top

"But Palahniuk, maintaining forensic-strength attention, is no mere outrage-monger ..."

William Grabowski· Library Journal Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"Why should you model your writing after Palahniuk's, when even reading his suggestions feels like a slog?"

Tara McEvoy· The Irish Times Read review ↗ Maybe Someday

"In Consider This, he pays generous homage to authors, coaches and editors who kept him on his unorthodox path when conventional publishing houses wouldn't touch him ..."

Ginny Greene· The Minneapolis Star Tribune Read review ↗ Near the Top

"The book's purpose, he says, is to serve those who would like to learn but don't have the access or the means to afford that kind of education."

Morgan Hines· USA Today Read review ↗ Near the Top

"Chuck Palahniuk writes short ."

Judith Reveal· The New York Journal of Books Read review ↗ Near the Top

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