charli reviewed Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Quietly brilliant.
5 stars
This book will be on my writing desk for a very long time, just in case I need to borrow some of Natalie Goldberg's wisdom.
Hardcover, 192 pages
English language
Published Oct. 15, 1996 by Shambhala.
For more than twenty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice —"it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind."
This book will be on my writing desk for a very long time, just in case I need to borrow some of Natalie Goldberg's wisdom.
Encore un livre sur l'écriture qui ne m'a pas totalement convaincu, mais j'aurais pu m'y attendre dans ce cas précis. Je savais que l'approche très spirituelle et "zen" de son autrice n'est pas forcément la mienne. Il y a tout de même quelques éléments intéressants dans les nombreux et courts chapitres de ce livre, mais ils sont souvent perdus au milieu d'anecdotes personnelles et de digressions plus ou moins intéressantes.