Practicing an art form is a way to grow your soul,” Vonnegut said, and with rare photographs and reproductions as well as generous offerings of the novelist’s aphorisms, short essays, articles, and speeches, Pity the Reader proves the profound truth in that statement, offering insight and inspiration on every page.”

– Poets & Writers Magazine (Nov/Dec 2019)

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A rich, generous book. Irresistible, big-hearted, and helpful."

– Gail Godwin, author of Old Lovegood Girls
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А вот если вы мечтали когда-нибудь поговорить по душам с лучшим американским писателем, то «Пожалейте читателя» — самое близкое к этой невозможной беседе." ("... if you ever dreamed of having a heart-to-heart talk with the best American writer, then Pity the Reader is the closest you’ll get to this impossible conversation.")"

                                    – Yegor Mikhailov, literary critic, Afisha Daily editor​​​