First off, I'm a little shocked that, nearly 30 years into a writing career, this book was only brought to my attention by my own stumbling, searching self in 2023 (I actually threw out most of the writing books people had once recommended, notably the ones with the word "Dream" in the title.) But seeing as it's an academic work of limited interest, let me just highlight the one thing I feel is worth crowing about: if, like me, you were clamoring for a 400-page-long argument for why "show don't tell" is an incredibly, unbelievably, undeniably stupid thing to teach aspiring writers, then boy oh boy is this the book for you. Four stars.