Gardner, John

• Art of Fiction, The: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (1983)

  [7/10]

  "Much of this advice can be found in the myriad of books on writing, but often, since Gardner is teaching to the would-be literary writer, he has new ideas about how style and technique can be used to create specific effects that many how-to books never address."

• On Moral Fiction (1978)

  [5/10]

  "I get the feeling that John Gardner is an elitist snob who has a very narrow definition of art."

  Average score: 6.00