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Lisa Richter

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Average rating: 4.39 · 44 ratings · 15 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Nautilus and Bone 4.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

by Francine Prose (Goodreads Author)

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Opacities: On Writing and the Writing Life

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Lisa and 5 other people liked Andrea's review of Queen Esther: "I'd love to know what prompted Irving to write this book. Did he suddenly discover some long lost Jewish ancestry? Why the preoccupation with what it means to be the best Jew one can be (albeit completely secular)? Unfortunately, he conflates rabid Z" Read more of this review »
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