One Writer's BeginningsClassic · Memoir, Writing, Nonfiction
One Writer's Beginnings
1983 · 114 pages · Nonfiction
35
Classic
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 4K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 3 hours to read · about 6 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1984). 4.06★ from 4K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers56 out of 100 · counts 40%+25
- Critics28 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+10
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1984)
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True story
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