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- ISBN13: 9780874779301
- Condition: New
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The good reviews written about this book must be written by the writer.
There are a couple of good ideas but the rest is the MOST pretentious bull.
He obviously doesn't want to share his storytelling secrets
DON'T BUY IT!!
I will give my copy to anyone who sends me the postage (I'm in the south of France)
I was obliged to give this book ONE star, but it doesn't deserve it. -- 253 pages of bull
This book is aimed at verbal storytelling; but I applied a lot of the principles to written stories. Very well done, insightful and entertaining. -- Great Resource
This book is an excellent tool for any storyteller or would be storyteller. It leaves no stone unturned. Every type of storytelling is explored and wonderful examples are given, as well as a wealth of quotes from authors and storytellers, and more. It has been my major reference when encouraging others to tell their own personal stories and enrich the lives of their children in the telling process. -- The Power of Personal Storytelling
Good approach: listen first, find your stories, present them, etc. The book is easy to read and full of stimulating material and examples. -- suprise
Mr. Maquire is obviously a gifted oral storyteller; however, writing is clearly not his best medium. Maquire believes that storytelling is a wonderful thing, and he spends most of his time telling you why it's important instead of explaining how to tell stories.Be prepared to read, over and over and over again, to the benefits of storytelling ad nauseum. As you read the following excerpt, pay attention to how little direction he gives, and how much soft talk he employs.
"... Our stories are precious to us. They become even more spirtiually potent when we take special care of them and craft them into more conscious and complete -- or, if you will, wholistic-- form. Simply embodying these products of our own genius, without communicating them directly to others, give us greater personal integrity and power. We can draw on them privately for solace, centering, grounding, and decisionmaking. If and when we do tell them to others, we transmit to our listeners a refreshing form of living energy that is undeliverable, and unobtainable, in any other fashion."
Wow, what a mouthful, but all is not lost. As I stated before, Maguire is a gifted storyteller, and the best parts of the book contain snippets of his stories. Reading those stories will wake you after that drowsy feeling from reading his repetitive prose. And if you're patient enough to wade through such garrulous writing, you will find some valuable insight into the art of storytelling.
So I'm divided on this book. I'm surprised that someone who can tell such a good story can do such an average job of explaining his craft. -- Not the best book for learning to tell stories.
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