Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of Make Me
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Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of Make Me by Andy Martin
'I loved writing Make Me, and Andy Martin's Reacher Said Nothing gives you the how, why, when and where - warts and all.' - Lee ChildWARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERSOn September 1, 1994, Lee Child went out to buy the paper to start writing his first novel, in pencil. While Lee was writing his Reacher book, Andy was writing about the making of Make Me.
Fascinating, literary criticism as never practised before, over the shoulder as the writer writes - properly compelling reading for anybody who likes Lee Child novels, which is to say anybody who enjoys thrillers, which is to say anybody who values being told a story...revelatory...[Child says] I don't begin with the writer: I begin with the reader. He does - and that's why he is the most commanding brand in fiction now. -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *
I found it very entertaining. Until Child can be persuaded to publish his own version of Stephen King's On Writing, I think it will be a wise investment for anybody who wants to write popular fiction. -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph *
It is as if Jack Reacher wrote literary criticism instead of beating bad guys to death with his elbows...because of Child's eloquent fascination with his craft, this book happens to be a better manural of writing than any manual of writing. It's also a entertaining buddy-suspense movie. * Financial Times *
It's fascinating to watch the process of writing unfolding in real time...it shouldn't work - after all writing is a predominantly mental activity - and yet it does in a way that makes you wonder why no one's thought of doing this before....Andy Martin has created something new here: a fusion of literary criticism, biography and fly-on-the-wall meta-novel which serves as a remarkable insight into the creative process. * Spectator *
Love Jack Reacher? You'll have to enjoy this....revels in the minutiae you didn't realise you wanted to know. * Shortlist *
I found it very entertaining. Until Child can be persuaded to publish his own version of Stephen King's On Writing, I think it will be a wise investment for anybody who wants to write popular fiction. -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph *
It is as if Jack Reacher wrote literary criticism instead of beating bad guys to death with his elbows...because of Child's eloquent fascination with his craft, this book happens to be a better manural of writing than any manual of writing. It's also a entertaining buddy-suspense movie. * Financial Times *
It's fascinating to watch the process of writing unfolding in real time...it shouldn't work - after all writing is a predominantly mental activity - and yet it does in a way that makes you wonder why no one's thought of doing this before....Andy Martin has created something new here: a fusion of literary criticism, biography and fly-on-the-wall meta-novel which serves as a remarkable insight into the creative process. * Spectator *
Love Jack Reacher? You'll have to enjoy this....revels in the minutiae you didn't realise you wanted to know. * Shortlist *
Dr Andy Martin is a lecturer in French literature and philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He has written books about Napoleon, Brigitte Bardot, Sartre and Camus, and surfing. He has also written for The Times, the New York Times, the Independent and Prospect magazine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593076637 |
| ISBN 10 | 059307663X |
| Title | Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of Make Me |
| Author | Andy Martin |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-11-19 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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