The Writing Class
Sunday, December 27th, 2009 | American Literature
I was a little sceptical about this book by Jincy Willett, but it was actually really good - funny, clever, and quite informative. Amy Gallup is a reclusive once-published writer who holds a writing class each week. It’s actually the only time she ever leaves the house or has any social contact with others, apart from her blog, of course. Anyhow, while the latest writing class is filled with the usual hopeful misfits, this time there’s a creepy weirdo who ends up being a murderer.
This was a nice book about friendship, with good tips about writing, and some very funny moments. Because the main character is as much a misfit as the others, there was a warm feeling of cameraderie about the book, rather than a sense of someone being nasty about others. I enjoyed this, and definitely did not predict the murderer!
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