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Start Here: Read Your Way Into 25 Amazing Authors (2012)

by Jeff O'Neal(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Book Riot, Inc

review 1: I love the concept behind this book and I had a lot of fun reading it, even when I wasn't familiar with the author whose work was being explored. My only complaint would be about the inconsistencies between writers. Most chapters were structured in a simple, easy-to-understand way: listing a few books in a order and explaining why it was a good order. But a few wildcard contributors decided to structure their chapter more freeform. For example, one contributor started by telling the reader all the places she shouldn't start before landing on the one piece that was the best entry pint. Okay, but then what to read second and third? A bit of creativity is great, but a few contributors seemed to be confused about the concept.
review 2: This was fun. It was like rea... moreding a lot of quick-hitter reviews, with solid arguments defending the order of the choices. As with any reviews, I wouldn't fall lock-step with virtually anyone in terms of where to start, but I did find the suggestions interesting. When this idea first came up on Book Riot, I started the Charles Dickens chain, and it was a good idea. Most of the authors that I've already read, I have begun with the magnum opus, because I love giant books. But when I recommend books to people of different time/attention spans, I will make them more similar to what was seen here. So, for example, I read Infinite Jest first, but I have recommended to multiple people to start with the essay collections. Much better to slowly pull people into the same thrall you experience, rather than frightening them away.I am marking this read, but feel like it will continue to be useful as I explore other artists. Italo Calvino's reading pathway looked particularly interesting. less

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