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The Abundance

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I love Annie Dillard's writing, but found this book really disappointing. A collection of old and new essays I found it really hard to get into and while some of the essays gripped me, others left me cold. Dillard's writing is beautiful in its focus on small moments of beauty in the ordinary, but there wasn't enough substance to make this an enjoyable read for me. I also realised that I'd previously read many of the essays before as there are only a few truly 'new' essays.

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The Abundance is a collection of Annie Dillard's essays that have been previously published in other volumes - it's an ideal starting point for someone new to her work. She has a poet's touch and eye, and her writing is wonderful to read, it always gives me a new perspective on life and makes me think more deeply about the world. Her words on the creative life and the craft of writing are particularly resonant and enjoyable to read.

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