“How I Shed My Skin is, simply put, a brilliant book. While I was reading, I kept thinking two things. One, this is totally shocking. Two, it's not at all shocking, but a familiar part of my life and memory. Grimsley's narrative is straightforward and plain-spoken while at the same time achingly moving and intimately honest, and it does more to explain the South than anything I've read in a long, long time.” ThinkingLongDoeTwoBookMovingReadingMemoriesHonestLong TimeSkinsSouthBrilliantFamiliarNarrativeTwo ThingsShedShockingStraightforward Author:Josephine Humphreys
“I read individual stories a lot in magazines and other places, too, but I really think there's something to be said for reading story collections as collections. That's not true of all story collections, to be honest, but for good ones I think it often is true.” ThinkingSaidStoriesReadingIndividualHonestMagazinesBeing HonestCollectionsOften IsReading Stories Author:Brian Evenson
“I recognize in [my readers] a specific form and individual property, which our predecessors called Pantagruelism, by means of which they never take anything the wrong way that they know to stem from good, honest and loyal hearts.” KnowsWayHeartMeanFormReadingIndividualHonestTrustReaderPropertyLoyalStemWrong WayPredecessors Author:Francois Rabelais
“If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.” IfsStillsReadingHonestHonestyTalesFairyFairy TaleFairytaleHappy Girl Author:Audrey Hepburn
“Well, it's my age group, anywhere from, I'd say 30 to 70. The biggest comment I get about the book is how honest it is and that people can relate to my circumstances going across the line. Anybody could learn and deal with this book from reading it.” PeopleWellsBookAgeReadingLinesDealsGroupsHonestCircumstancesRelateComment Author:Darlene Love
“Meaning can be usually be approximated, but often by sacrificing style. When I review my translations into Spanish, that's what I'm most concerned with, reading the sentences aloud in Spanish to make sure they sound the way I want them to. To be honest, I much prefer being translated into Greek or Japanese; in those cases, you have no way of being involved, and no pressure.” WayWantReadingSoundCasesSacrificeHonestStyleInvolvedConcernedPressureSentencesBeing HonestGreekReviewsTranslationsNo Pressure Author:Daniel Alarcon
“I was reading emails from women who are alternately chuckling or outraged. One of them said, "Do you hate women? Would you just be honest?" No, folks, no! It's quite the opposite.” SaidHateReadingHonestOppositesFolksBeing HonestEmailOutraged Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I'm not reading any kind of fantasy [for young adults] or Hunger Games or anything like that. It's more just like geeks with crushes. It's very sweet, and I'm enjoying how honest they are, and I'm enjoying the humanity in them.” KindYoungHumanityReadingGamesEnjoyFantasyHonestSweetAdultsHungerYoung AdultCrushGeekVery Sweet Author:Morgan Parker