Inizio lento, ho impegato un po' ad entrare nell'ottica della trascrizione, ma poi ho rimpianto la sua brevità. Ironico, profondo, sagace. Una bellissima amicizia tra due scrittori che si lascia ammirare da noi spettatori

Fascinating - and not just for aspiring writers. Fascinating for those who have ever felt touched by a book or author, by those enamored with the power of art over the artist and by those amateur anthropologists, who may find it interesting to read both the conversation itself and between the lines.

Amazing! Everyone should read these interviews. It will make you feel better. It will make you feel human. Beautiful!

Really interesting but way too short book where two writers discuss their craft. Now I need to read some Lee Stringer.

Good insight into how these two great writers write

Vonnegut is the best!

Nice little book, which is a type-down of two conversations about life and litterature between Kurt Vonnegut, one of my favourite authors, and Lee Stringer, whom I'd never heard of before. Not particularly interesting if you don't like at least one of the two. Some good book tips in between. And one and other wise, witty or wry remark.

And Kurt Vonnegut compares writing to being a good blind date. That's pretty much what it is, I guess.

Super quick... not too much to it.

Interesting. Was helpful to me- a writer- as they shared a bit of insight into the writing industry,

The only reason why I didn't give more stars is because I wish there was more. I have a feeling that seeing it live would have been so much better. It isn't so much a book about writing, but a look at their own writing lives. That in itself is way more compelling. Taking into consideration how different their paths were it is amazing how they both came to very similar conclusions about writing. It is too short, but still worthwhile.

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This is an interesting discussion, although I'm not convinced that it makes for a book. It's great to be introduced to Lee Stringer, and I'm interested in reading his book Grand Central Winter. I liked the insights that both men had about how and why they write. Learning about how other people approach the creative process is helpful for writers, and I appreciate their thoughts, even if I don't necessarily think that all of their opinions are applicable to me. I think every writer will find some wisdom in here, although it will be different for everyone.

On the other hand, as has been mentioned in other reviews, more than half of this is a transcript of a video available on YouTube. It also serves as a bit of a promotional tour for the authors' latest books. This led to a bit of duplication of humor, which hurt the impact (e.g. Vonnegut has some clever lines at the beginning, but then the moderator read a couple of excerpts from Timequake, which contained the same lines). While I bought the book because I love Vonnegut, I think Stringer came out as the star for me. Vonnegut had answers to all of the questions, but Stringer seemed to be reflecting and learning as the discussion progressed, so it was interesting to see his thought process.

This is not an essential Vonnegut book (unless, like me, you're a completionist), but it was a short and fun read while I was in between other books.