Writers & Lovers
By Lily King
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ 9.5/10
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
(9.5/10)
324 pages
ANew York TimesBest Seller!A #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick as Featured onTodayBelletrist Book Club April Selection by Emma Roberts
ANew York TimesBook ReviewGroup Text Selection
Named aGuardianBook of the Day
Named a 2020 Book You Should Pre-Order Now byMarie Claire
Named a “Book We Can’t Wait to Read in 2020” by theAmazon Book Review
Named One of The 50 Most Anticipated Books of 2020 byEntertainment Weekly
Named One of “32 Best New Books of 2020” byVulture
Named one ofLitHub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2020
Named one of The Best New Books in “Pick of the Week” byPeople
Named one of 41 Best Books to Read in 2020 byVogue
What’s it about?
Casey is in her early thirties and still struggling to finish her first novel. She waits tables in Harvard Square as she recovers from her mother’s unexpected death and a brief love affair. She is burdened by grief, anxiety, and debt but she continues to try to write.“I liked reading, but I was picky about books. I think the enthusiasm came when I started writing. Then I understood how hard it is to re-create in words what you see and feel in your head.”
What did it make me think about?
I was overwhelmed by the beauty of this book. This is a novel for those that love the written word. However it is also about so much more.“I squat there and think about how you get trained early on as a woman to perceive how others are perceiving you, at the great expense of what you yourself are feeling about them.”So many small revelations- so much hope.
Should I read it?
The first novel I read by Lily King was “The Pleasing Hour”and I have not missed any of her books since. For some reason I have been putting this one off. Shame on me! I am sure “Writers & Lovers” has an autobiographical element to it, and for that reason alone I would love to get stuck in an elevator with Lily King one day!
Quote-
“Nearly every guy I’ve dated believed they should already be famous, believed that greatness was their destiny and they were already behind schedule. An early moment of intimacy often involved a confession of this sort: a childhood vision, teacher’s prophesy, a genius IQ. At first, with my boyfriend in college, I believed it, too. Later, I thought I was just choosing delusional men. Now I understand it’s how boys are raised to think, now they are lured into adulthood. I’ve met ambitious women, driven women, but no woman has ever told me that greatness was her destiny.”“I just nodded. I wish I had been awful to her that day. I wind I’d thrown my food and screamed vile things at her. I wish she’d dug all my feelings out of me. Maybe I’d be better at saying them now.”
ANew York TimesBest Seller!A #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick as Featured onTodayBelletrist Book Club April Selection by Emma Roberts
ANew York TimesBook ReviewGroup Text Selection
Named aGuardianBook of the Day
Named a 2020 Book You Should Pre-Order Now byMarie Claire
Named a “Book We Can’t Wait to Read in 2020” by theAmazon Book Review
Named One of The 50 Most Anticipated Books of 2020 byEntertainment Weekly
Named One of “32 Best New Books of 2020” byVulture
Named one ofLitHub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2020
Named one of The Best New Books in “Pick of the Week” byPeople
Named one of 41 Best Books to Read in 2020 byVogue
ANew York TimesBook ReviewGroup Text Selection
Named aGuardianBook of the Day
Named a 2020 Book You Should Pre-Order Now byMarie Claire
Named a “Book We Can’t Wait to Read in 2020” by theAmazon Book Review
Named One of The 50 Most Anticipated Books of 2020 byEntertainment Weekly
Named One of “32 Best New Books of 2020” byVulture
Named one ofLitHub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2020
Named one of The Best New Books in “Pick of the Week” byPeople
Named one of 41 Best Books to Read in 2020 byVogue
What’s it about?
Casey is in her early thirties and still struggling to finish her first novel. She waits tables in Harvard Square as she recovers from her mother’s unexpected death and a brief love affair. She is burdened by grief, anxiety, and debt but she continues to try to write.“I liked reading, but I was picky about books. I think the enthusiasm came when I started writing. Then I understood how hard it is to re-create in words what you see and feel in your head.”
What did it make me think about?
I was overwhelmed by the beauty of this book. This is a novel for those that love the written word. However it is also about so much more.“I squat there and think about how you get trained early on as a woman to perceive how others are perceiving you, at the great expense of what you yourself are feeling about them.”So many small revelations- so much hope.
Casey is in her early thirties and still struggling to finish her first novel. She waits tables in Harvard Square as she recovers from her mother’s unexpected death and a brief love affair. She is burdened by grief, anxiety, and debt but she continues to try to write.“I liked reading, but I was picky about books. I think the enthusiasm came when I started writing. Then I understood how hard it is to re-create in words what you see and feel in your head.”
What did it make me think about?
I was overwhelmed by the beauty of this book. This is a novel for those that love the written word. However it is also about so much more.“I squat there and think about how you get trained early on as a woman to perceive how others are perceiving you, at the great expense of what you yourself are feeling about them.”So many small revelations- so much hope.
Should I read it?
The first novel I read by Lily King was “The Pleasing Hour”and I have not missed any of her books since. For some reason I have been putting this one off. Shame on me! I am sure “Writers & Lovers” has an autobiographical element to it, and for that reason alone I would love to get stuck in an elevator with Lily King one day!
The first novel I read by Lily King was “The Pleasing Hour”and I have not missed any of her books since. For some reason I have been putting this one off. Shame on me! I am sure “Writers & Lovers” has an autobiographical element to it, and for that reason alone I would love to get stuck in an elevator with Lily King one day!
Quote-
“Nearly every guy I’ve dated believed they should already be famous, believed that greatness was their destiny and they were already behind schedule. An early moment of intimacy often involved a confession of this sort: a childhood vision, teacher’s prophesy, a genius IQ. At first, with my boyfriend in college, I believed it, too. Later, I thought I was just choosing delusional men. Now I understand it’s how boys are raised to think, now they are lured into adulthood. I’ve met ambitious women, driven women, but no woman has ever told me that greatness was her destiny.”“I just nodded. I wish I had been awful to her that day. I wind I’d thrown my food and screamed vile things at her. I wish she’d dug all my feelings out of me. Maybe I’d be better at saying them now.”
“Nearly every guy I’ve dated believed they should already be famous, believed that greatness was their destiny and they were already behind schedule. An early moment of intimacy often involved a confession of this sort: a childhood vision, teacher’s prophesy, a genius IQ. At first, with my boyfriend in college, I believed it, too. Later, I thought I was just choosing delusional men. Now I understand it’s how boys are raised to think, now they are lured into adulthood. I’ve met ambitious women, driven women, but no woman has ever told me that greatness was her destiny.”“I just nodded. I wish I had been awful to her that day. I wind I’d thrown my food and screamed vile things at her. I wish she’d dug all my feelings out of me. Maybe I’d be better at saying them now.”
