Stephen King is known for his gruesome and horrific novels. In On Writing Stephen leans away from his horror stories to give advice to readers and writers. On Writing isn 't formatted to be a classroom english book, but it’s formatted as a memoir. He shares his story on becoming a world renowned author. Throughout the book, Stephen shares little everyday life stories that formed him into who he is today. Also, he shares stories about his writing career. I thought that the book was very entertaining. Stephen was able to keep to the point about becoming an author but was able to share funny stories throughout the book. One in particular I enjoyed was about when Steven was affected by the measles. It got to a point where he was forced to go to the doctors office. When he was at the doctors office, it was necessary for the doctor to receive pressure from Stephen’s ear drum. For this to happen, the doctor had to put a needle into Stephen’s ear …show more content…
I enjoy tough, difficult reads as well as easy reads. I didn’t feel as if On Writing was a challenging read. To me, it was more of a casual pick me up. I was able to pick up where I left off last time and just get lost in the book. I enjoyed being able to do that. Not many books that I 've read allow me to be able to get lost in them as On Writing did. I feel as if when we are required to read a book we won’t read it to the same enjoyment as a book we choose to read. I believe that requiring myself a certain amount of time dedicated to reading certainly helps comprehending the book. But with this book I didn’t need to set aside a certain amount of time for reading. As I read On Writing, I tended to read more than usual. When I read other books, they have my attention but as I read, I tend to zone out from them. With On Writing that didn’t happen, as I read , the book had my complete attention. I really enjoyed On Writing and would easily recommend it to