Reviews read: Dead to You,CHOMP, Cinder:Book One in the Lunar Chronicles
Components of a Review:
(1) opening paragraph about the nature of the work
(2)general summary or synopsis of the events in the novel
(3)what worked well in the novel and what did not
(4)Comparison/Contrast between prequels
(5)Discussion of themes, motifs, etc.
(6) Open ended conclusion leaving room for evaluation of possible sequel
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Exercise 2
Weaknesses
(2)"Grey and tall and stocky as the granite outcrop their town was built upon" are the inhabitants described in an unvarnished plain-dealing diction.
(4) Gaiman's diction has a reminiscent feel that exudes feelings of an ill fated fairy tale, or perhaps just a morose moral story. The description of the neutral town and it's similar inhabitants is enough to leave a optimistic reader pessimistic.
Good Post- Books for Dummies(like me)
(2)"Grey and tall and stocky as the granite outcrop their town was built upon" are the inhabitants described in an unvarnished plain-dealing diction.
(4) Gaiman's diction has a reminiscent feel that exudes feelings of an ill fated fairy tale, or perhaps just a morose moral story. The description of the neutral town and it's similar inhabitants is enough to leave a optimistic reader pessimistic.
Good Post- Books for Dummies(like me)
Paragraph:Stardust
This is a sample paragraph for Stardust by Neil Gaiman.
In this scene of Stardust, Gaiman utilizes a bold, pedantic style language along with lyrical description to evoke a sense of monumental immaculateness which surrounds the town. The town of Wall sits comfortably "on a high jut of granite amidst a small forest woodland." The houses in the town "are square and old, build of grey stone." These solid images of the town suggest a sense of foreverness. The houses are made of stone and are the walls that protect it. As if nothing can harm the town but nature itself. There is a sense of peace that surrounds it though, a perfect little town jutting out toward the sky. Gaiman continues this very pedantic style language as he describes the roads leading way from Wall. The road is "lined with rocks and small stones" and it evolves to a road "paved with asphalt; followed further the road gets larger." This indicates that the town is actually small in size contrasting with the big imagery he depicted earlier. He evokes a sense of secure solitude, that maybe some travelers will find refuge, and the people in it find refuge from the real world.
In this scene of Stardust, Gaiman utilizes a bold, pedantic style language along with lyrical description to evoke a sense of monumental immaculateness which surrounds the town. The town of Wall sits comfortably "on a high jut of granite amidst a small forest woodland." The houses in the town "are square and old, build of grey stone." These solid images of the town suggest a sense of foreverness. The houses are made of stone and are the walls that protect it. As if nothing can harm the town but nature itself. There is a sense of peace that surrounds it though, a perfect little town jutting out toward the sky. Gaiman continues this very pedantic style language as he describes the roads leading way from Wall. The road is "lined with rocks and small stones" and it evolves to a road "paved with asphalt; followed further the road gets larger." This indicates that the town is actually small in size contrasting with the big imagery he depicted earlier. He evokes a sense of secure solitude, that maybe some travelers will find refuge, and the people in it find refuge from the real world.
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