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The Half-Hearted is a novel in two parts: part I is a story of manners and romance in upper class Scotland, while part II is an action tale of adventure and duty in northern India. The novel is set in the closing years of the 19th century and explores the way in which the social expectations of the main characters shape the paths they must tread.
A review of the book found its primary importance in its explanation of “the half-heartedness and ineffectiveness missions to Moslems.” [20] Outline of Topics for a Course on Overseas Missions (publisher not identified, 1945). The Completeness of Christ (Morehouse-Gorham, 1947).
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. [ 1 ] A book review may be a primary source , an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. [ 2 ]
The cover of the first issue of Poetry magazine, published in 1912.. A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters.
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Writing in The New York Times Book Review Eric Foner concluded the book's underlying argument was persuasive even though some of its elements were "not entirely pulled together," [5] and Kirkus Reviews found it to be a "dense, myth-busting work" that presents "a complicated story involving staggering scholarship that adds greatly to our understanding of the history of the United States. [6]
Patrick Ness for The Guardian suggested the book has a "weird half-heartedness". He concluded "this is an airport novel, something for the flight from JFK to Eafrow [sic] . You're welcome to take that for as much of a recommendation as you choose."
Half-Blood Blues won the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2011, [3] and received shortlist honours for both the 2011 Man Booker Prize and the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction. The book also was a nominee for the 2011 Governor General's Awards and the 2011 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. [1]