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[5] Beryl Bainbridge, Richard Adams, Ronald Harwood, and John Bayley also spoke positively of the work, while philosopher Roger Scruton described it as a "brilliant summary of story-telling". [6] Others have dismissed the book on grounds that Booker is too rigid in fitting works of art to the plot types above.
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A log line or logline is a brief (usually one-sentence) summary of a television program, film, short film or book, that states the central conflict of the story, often providing both a synopsis of the story's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest. [1] A one-sentence program summary in TV Guide is a log line. [2] "
Stone Cold is a young-adult novel by Robert Swindells, published by Heinemann in 1993.Set in Bradford and on the streets of London, the first-person narrative switches between Link, a newly-homeless young man adjusting to his situation, and Shelter, an ex-army officer scorned after being dismissed from his job, supposedly on "medical grounds", with a sinister motive.
According to Book Marks, the book received a "positive" consensus, based on four critic reviews: one "rave", two "positive", and one "mixed". [6] On November/December 2005 issue of Bookmarks, the book received a (3.5 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a summary saying, "Link’s collection may defy simple interpretation, but it also challenges readers to decipher for themselves what is ...
The Ring and the Book is a long dramatic narrative poem, and, more specifically, a verse novel, of 21,000 lines, written by Robert Browning. It was published in four volumes from 1868 to 1869 by Smith, Elder & Co. [2] Photograph of the prison where the three main figures were imprisoned
A notable technique within the illustrations is the window in the book technique, which creates the effect that the book is an illusion and not reality. [3] The illustrations also balance symmetry and asymmetry between the framing and images which tie into the plot, for example the recurring symbol of the girls walking in two straight lines. [3]
Fault Lines is a novel by Canadian author Nancy Huston, published in English in 2007 by Atlantic Books. Originally published in French before it was translated to English by the author, it won the 2006 Prix Femina and was shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt and Women's Prize for Fiction .