The Read Like a Writer Series

The following posts are hybrid review / mini essays, written for a series I did on reading like a writer. To read like a writer is to read with particular attention paid to learning your craft. You can learn from reading almost anything this way.

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters – On reverse chronology as narrative structure.

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan – On books that confront gently.

The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark – On manipulating the reader.

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald – On narrative flow

The Redemption of Galen Pike by Carys Davies – On books that undermine assumptions.