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I did not expect to love this. Up until now I have not loved Flannery O'Connor's writing. Now I love her writing and herself. I have spent almost the entire year reading these letters. At first it was slow going, I pictured myself getting through them quickly and that was not happening. Eventually r Leggi tutto

This was the book that converted me. I don't like anything else that O'Connor writes, and I never read collections of letters: never did before and never have since. I truly believe that the Holy Spirit led me to this book and allowed my mind and heart to open to conversion. O'Connor is funny, though Leggi tutto

Scott and I discussed this on A Good Story is Hard to Find . Original comments and review below. ========== This is by my bedside and I am really enjoying reading Flannery O'Connor's letters which at this early stage of the book are mostly to her publishers about problems OR to pals about life in gener Leggi tutto

This is probably the third time I've read this book. There's something about this woman's humor and vision in the face of her illness that is so strengthening. I like her responses to those who wrote offering to marry her after they heard that she had published "A Good Man is Hard to Find." She make Leggi tutto

I have read everything Flannery O'Connor wrote. I would recommend reading this book, The Habit of Being, only after you have read most of her stories (or what you want from them). This is the best retrospective/autobiography of her life, so it will be more interesting when you know the stories she w Leggi tutto

I read this book from cover to cover around 25 years ago, and have frequently pulled it off the shelf to read bits and pieces since then. About two weeks ago, I decided to read the entire thing again. I was reminded that here, more than in any other of her writing, is where a reader can really get a Leggi tutto

Cara Annie, è così che voglio chiamarti anche se tu non mi conosci, ma io adesso penso di conoscerti bene, di comprenderti. Nelle tue lettere ho sentito la tua età avanzare e la tua consapevolezza farsi più forte; sei passata dall'essere una ragazza saccente che ha un'opinione su tutto, a diventare Leggi tutto