"Prose's little guide will motivate 'people who love books'...Like the great works of fiction, it's a wise and voluble companion." – New York Times Book Review
"Witty...Insightful." – Washington Post Book World
"a jewel of a companion...engrossing...and...daringly insightful." – Los Angeles Times
"The passages are...subtle and brilliant in their capture of human complexity...Prose is...a skilled...analyst of what makes them so." – San Francisco Chronicle
"Reading Like A Writer is different from the rest of the pack...[Prose's] wise book serves as an ispirational reminder." – Washington Times
"Sensible, valuable and highly readable, Reading Like a Writer deserves perusal – both in and out of the classroom." – Kansas City Star
"Celebrates the pleasures of close reading and explores the power of well-wrought language...refreshing" – Time Out New York
"An absolutely necessary addition to the personal library of anyone who is a writer or dreams of writing." – National Public Radio
"Makes a case for the rewards of reading." – Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
"Prose knows when to be funny, how to wield examples, and when to stop." – More magazine
"Readable and illuminating...few...advice volumes offer as much insight into writing as you will find in Francine Prose's latest book" – Capital Times
"Prose's guide to reading and writing belongs on every writer's bookshelf alongside E.M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel." – Publishers Weekly (starred review)
