Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading - Finding and Losing Myself in Books

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 028 EAN: 9780375709036 ISBN: 0375709037 Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: January 02, 2007 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: January 02, 2007 Sales Rank: 46680 Studio: Vintage Related Items: Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life Rereadings: Seventeen writers revisit books they love Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.) The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel see more Editorial Review: Product Description: “It’s not that I don’t like people,” writes Maureen Corrigan in her introduction to Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading. “It’s just that there always comes a moment when I’m in the company of others—even my nearest and dearest—when I’d rather be reading a book.” In this delightful memoir, Corrigan reveals which books and authors have shaped her own life—from classic works of English literature to hard-boiled detective novels, and everything in between. And in her explorations of the heroes and heroines throughout literary history, Corrigan’s love for a good story shines. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Unreadable! I am a nobody in the rarified atmosphere of Corrigan's literary world. I can say I have enjoyed her book comments on "Fresh Air," but I did not enjoy this book. I bought this book expecting something quite different. It turned out to be either some sort of a justification for Ms Corrigan's feminism, or a cleverly couched confession that she is barren and cannot conceive? I don't know why she would write such a book. It left me feeling voyeristic and depressed. I am sorry ... Read More Rating: - Leave Me Along, I'm Reading is a great surprise I just finished reading this book and, as an avid reader all my life, I was able to relate to many of Maureen's experiences. She remembers and comments on the books she was reading at different times of her life. She is funny and smart and introspective and a very welcoming writer. She has a great list at the back of the book of her favorite books by category. I plan to pick some gems from her list for future reading. Rating: - That Thing about Thanking the Waitress I don't have much to add about the book itself -- as a total bookworm, I enjoyed it for all the reasons already noted by those who also enjoyed it (or parts of it). The only place I thought Corrigan went wrong was in those two paragraphs discussing those who scrupulously thank anyone who's serving them and those who don't even acknowledge "the help." That fact is that it's not about coming from a blue- or pink-collar background, where, as a child, Corrigan tells us, one is "taught to feel gratitude ... Read More Rating: - Not quite what I expected Ms. Corrigan's discussions on Detective Novels, and Female Adventure tales made me want to run out and get any book I can find in these genres. And when she speaks of her family (especially her father) one can feel the passion and sincerity in her words. But her writing is so unsentimental and irritatingly fair that I was like, "When will it all be over?" She uses phrases like "oozing priviledge," something that should make any mildly successful person feel guilty. She doesn't like it when people don't ... Read More Rating: - A Book on Reading That's Worth Reading! I'll read every word on a cereal box, if that's all there is to read when I sit at the kitchen table. Reading has marked my life, my growth and my relationships. To my delight, Maureen Corrigan is the same kind of obessive reader! It is always nice to discover others cut from the same cloth. I really felt like this book was as much about her as a reader as it was about the books that she read. So many books on reading are entirely too theoretical or scholarly, but LEAVE ME ALONE is friendly, accessible, ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Books & Reading Book Banning Book Collecting Book Industry Booksellers & Bookselling   Summer reading: how to pick the right book for any trip (Guardian Unlimited) A Room With a View might be perfect for a Tuscan villa, but what should you read at the Burning Man festival or while cooped up with the kids in a West Country cottage? 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