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““It’s not that I don’t like people, 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.” I know this is sometimes true for me. I loved this sweet memoir devoted to a lifetime of literature.”
Meghan B wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“good I guess you could say”
VA :) FOOTBALL ROCKS!!!!!! wrote this review Wednesday, November 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Superb writing skills are definetely one of her skills, but I found some parts to be dreadfully dry and had to force my way through them. The best thing about the book would definetely be that I learned of about a hundred new books I would like to read from this book.”
LouCypher wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“http://thebookwormslibrary.com/?p=450”
Lisa A wrote this review Friday, September 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The title is perfect. There's nothing else to say.”
Katie C wrote this review Wednesday, September 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great idea for a book and some wonderful titles included within, but for some reason, I'm muddling through...”
Alex C wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“There are some great original lines from the author in this book that I really enjoyed. I also realized I have a lot of other books I really want to read...”
Katie S wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“The title of the book, Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading, immediately caught my attention. So did the opening line of the introduction: "It’s not that I don’t like people. It’s just that when I’m in the company of others - even my nearest and dearest - there always comes a moment when I’d rather be reading a book."
Molly (Restless Reader) wrote this review Saturday, September 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
But somewhere in the middle of the introduction, I realized that Maureen Corrigan was outlining what was to come in the rest of the book. She took about a page to describe each of the chapters that were to follow. I should have ended my reading there.
Complete review on my blog: http://restlessreader.com/?p=499”
“This is a mix of lit crit and memoir that is a great read. It's worth the purchase if only for the lists on recommended reading in the back. I have always loved her reviews. ”
Meghan K wrote this review Thursday, July 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I am a big fan of Maurine Corrigan’s book reviews for NPR; I enjoy her concise and eloquent summaries of books and her recommendations. This is a memoir of her life in books, what has influenced and shaped the kind of person (and reader) that she has become, but rich with humor and recommendations. Anyone who likes to know how other people relate to books would enjoy this.”
Parkles wrote this review Wednesday, June 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
