During that time, they could have been selling actual novels to actual readers who buy them with actual money. (susankayequinn.com)
It might all have made for quite a grim little horror story, even a powerful morality fable» if only there were an actual novel somewhere in this novel. (firstthings.com)
As the inspiration for Moby Dick, I wish I had just watched a remake of Melville's actual novel (now with extra chapters about rope!). (rottentomatoes.com)