About this title: Deceptively simple and suspiciously addictive, "Not Quite What I Was Planning: And Other Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure" is a thousand little glimpses at humanity - six words at a time. In 2006, "SMITH" Magazine decided to give people the opportunity to answer a Hemingway inspired challenge: What would a six-word memoir look like? Within weeks, submissions were coming in by the thousands and this book is the fruit of this amazing response. Famous contributors range from Joan Rivers to Dave Eggers, Mario Batali to Jonathan Lethem, Deepak Chopra to Moby. Most of the ...
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Description: GOOD. Trade Paperback-9780061374050 JC [SMITH, LARRY] NOT QUITE WHAT I WAS PLANNING 6 WORD MEMOIRS BY WRIYERS FAMOUS AND OBSCURE. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061374050ISBN:0061374059
Description: New. Brand new. Just a bit of ever so slight shelf wear but it is new, crisp and unread! May have publishers remainder mark on the edge just to assure it is not returned to the store. From Publishers Weekly: Can you describe your life in six words? That's what the editors of storytelling magazine SMITH asked readers in 2006; the results, though decidedly uneven, make for compulsive reading and prove arguably as insightful as any 300+ page biography. Taken as a whole, this cascade of quotes ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061374050ISBN:0061374059
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061374050ISBN:0061374059
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2008
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PERENNIAL
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061374050ISBN:0061374059
Description: New. A fascinating, addictively compelling, illustrated collection of six-word memoirs that are alternately humorous, sad, and strange, from writers both famous and obscure. 32 b&w illustrations throughout. read more
Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a story in six words. "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." In 2006, Smith Magazine offered to its readers the opportinuty to write a six-word memoir. This book contains some ot the entries they received.
Cursed by cancer. Blessed by friends. I was born, some assembly required. Creative and destructive in many ways. On her birthday, my life began. We walked barefoot in wet cement. I wrote it all down somewhere. Can't tonight, watching Lost & ER. She kissed me and said yes! Verbal hemophilia. Why can't I clot? Dorothy Gale had the right idea. If Eliza Doolittle wore cowboy boots... Without me, it is just aweso. ABCs MTV SATs THC IRA NPR. Hope my obituary spells 'debonair' correctly. To make a long story short... It's like forever, only much shorter. Detergent girl: BOLD, TIDE. CHEER. ALL. Just a rockin' readin' knittin' kitten. Wasn't born a redhead; fixed that."
"SMITH Magazine wanted to challenge writers to express themselves in as few words as possible - by writing six-word memoirs - this collection is a result of their experiment. You might not recognize many or most of these names/authors, but you'll find yourself paying attention to the six words that each of them chose - imagining how they picked these words, that sentence to sum themselves up. (I think I'd have to write several six-word memoirs to cover the salient details.) Some of these are cryptic, some are touching, some are hilarious, some are sad. I liked reading these and thinking about what my own six words would be, and how any six words could possibly sum me up. What do they say about the people who chose them, what their lives have been, what was important enough to receive mention, what they might have left out?
A taste: "On the seventh word, he rested." - Stephen J. Dubner
"Wasn't born a redhead; fixed that." - Andie Grace
"Philosophical teen, surrounded but sometimes lonely." - Nehemiah Black
"Man, slightly disgruntled, may throw poo." - Egan Fowler
"Clumsy girl found adventure. Also, bruises." - Rebecca Campbell
"Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers 4Q 2P J S A YA {Review} "Take six and call me later" It's amazing how six words can make you smile, cry and ponder. Sitting at the diner counter and reading these small memoirs I started to notice it didn't matter if I knew who the famous or obscure writers were...I could connect with a lot of the quotes on many levels. It became so apparent to me that six simple words could describe so many of my own experiences, and motivate me to express myself with six words. I also think in an internet world where teens are using more web-sites to express themselves such as Twitter and Facebook. Therefore these quotes could be very beneficial to use as motivation for those types of outlets. While there are a great deal of mature subject matter throughout the book, there are some quotes reference in the index to help a teen find that specific quote. I would recommend this book to everyone and anyone. *I found the importance of words was shared throughout this book similar to the importance of words in the "The Book Theif". The photos and graphic imagery throughout the book just help with the dynamic of the quotes."
"This is the most hilarious book ever!!! It was inspired by a challenge issued to Ernest Hemingway to come up write a story in six words. He wrote,"For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Celebrities and regular people submitted their own six word memoirs in response to a Smith Magazine post. Some of my favorites include: She walked barefoot in wet cement My life's a bunch of almosts Fact checker by day, liar by night After reading this you won't be able to resist writing your own and your friends' six word memoirs. It's almost as fun as diagnosing psychological disorders and astrological signs!"
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