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I loved this short novel so much that I bought another of Wolff‘s. Masquerading as a coming-of-age story, it is really about truth and honor and identity. The prose is sublime and the characters so true I had to double check that it was a novel, not a mémoire. #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

Loving this novel, which is deep and quiet and thoughtful. Just my type of book.

A great book about a boys prep school in which writing and writers are greatly revered.

Every year, there is a writing contest, and the winner gets to meet a very famous author like Ayn Rand or Ernest Hemingway, for example.

The main character wins the contest and a chance to meet Hemingway, but things don't go as planned.

A wonderful novella I own and don‘t remember acquiring. Thanks to my BookBuddy+ app for making it known it‘s in my Library, I finally read it and enjoyed it.

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Wonderful novel

5⭐️ I love this book. I almost wanted to become a writer after reading this 😆 This is really a book for booklovers. Things get exciting in the school with visits from Robert Frost, Ayn Rand, and Papa Hemingway. The part with Ayn Rand made me ROFL and I‘m tempted to read her two major works to find out how absurd they are 🤪

Loved this coming-of-age-plus story, much of which focuses on writing competions at a boys prep school in the 1960s. Imagine the excitement & anticipation of meeting Robert Frost, Ayn Rand, or Hemmingway if your poem or story is deemed worthy. Similar themes of teenage challenges and ethical choices in this Broadway musical we get to see this afternoon! #BoardingSchool #SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Well written and absorbing novel of being in a prep school surrounded by wannabe writers. Helps to know something about Ayn Rand, Frost, and Hemingway. It is short but has a lot of impact. About truth and pretending.

Starting this one now. I liked his memoir, This Boy's Life, a few years ago. It's one of many in my TBR list.

A beautifully written short novel with some big themes - honesty, honour, self-knowledge. The tone is nostalgic and almost melancholy, but lightened with a little humour along the way. The literary satires are priceless. Thank you so much for gifting me this book @Rissreads I enjoyed it very much.
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Nerissa, you have made my day. I can't tell you how touched I am by your thoughtfulness. You made a great choice of book, too. I've had it on my TBR for a couple of years, but it came up again recently when @Cathythoughts reviewed it and reminded me how much I wanted to read it. Thank you so much. I feel very blessed to have such a kind friend.

I loved this one , a page turner for me. The excitement in this 1960‘s school as famous writers come to visit. Robert Frost , Ayn Rand ( never read her ) , and Ernest Hemingway
“Make no mistake , he said: a true piece of writing is a dangerous thing. It can change your life. “
Our MC must learn how to become a self-revealing man.

Great recommendation @andrew61

I loved this memoir/novel and if you have ever imagined what being in the company of Robert frost or ayn rand in their pomp would be like this story of an early 1960's Boston private school allows you to bask in the scene. Humour and bittersweet regret punctuate a book which i couldn't put down as a young man has to come to terms with many contradictions in his life. I think if you like a secret history you will enjoy this book.

I definitely have witnessed the reverse snobbery - anything aside from STEM is merely “fluff”, not to be taken seriously.

This very short novel tells the story of a young man who wants to be a writer. His school organizes a writing competition and invites famous writers every time, which the students try to impress. But when the guest is Ernest Hemingway, all bets are of. The book is really fun to read, especially if you know something of US writing at the beginning of the 20th century.

Also, I‘m always game for Ayn Rand bashing, so.

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Finely written, original premise, but I feel like white men writing about the experiences of a boy in a private boys' school, which just *happens* to be all white, is regularly given voice and heard than-idk- everyone one else. #requiredsummerreading