Sentences with phrase «perceptive readers»

-- SLJ, starred review»... Miles is a witty narrator who manages to be credible as the overlooked kid, but he's also an articulate spokesperson for the legions of teen searching for life meaning (his taste for famous last words is a believable and entertaining quirk), and the Colonel's smarts, clannish loyalties, and relentlessly methodological approach to problems make him a true original... There's a certain recursive fitness here, since this is exactly the kind of book that makes kids like Miles certain that boarding school will bring them their destiny, but perceptive readers may also realize that their own lives await the discovery of meaning even as they vicariously experience Miles» quest.»

Perceptive readers will note that these arguments have been going on for years, with the county legislature and now the executive refusing to change the status quo.

It will be evident to the perceptive reader that none of the sections is fully comprehensive in covering its subject.

Crain's had a hand in city policy making last week, thanks to a tip from a perceptive reader.

A perceptive reader pointed this out to me.

«To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history...» Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters.

The perceptive reader will no doubt have noticed that all these performance statistics are based on the past.

Postscript: A perceptive reader might ask whether Hansen perhaps has specific information about this measurement point.

Not exact matches

Instead, I have gone through my career in national media with a misinformed sense of satisfaction that, as a perceptive young journalist, I called Trump on his lies and gave Forbes readers who used the Rich List as a barometer of private wealth a more accurate picture of his finances than the one he was selling.

Perceptive study questions point the reader toward both open questions and animating premises.

A finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, this perceptive and dark book drew praise from our Well Read columnist Robert Weibezahl in 2002: «Haslett is an expert storyteller who draws the reader in with his compassion, then methodically unravels unexpected truths.»

With The Webster Chronicle, Akst gives readers another sharp and perceptive look at modern America, using as his backdrop a dark period in our country's early history.

Our reviewer's take: «This is a beautifully written, perceptive and poignant novel that will linger in readers» minds for a long while.»

Akst gives readers another sharp and perceptive look at modern America as he deftly describes a community helpless in the face of mass hysteria and mass media.

This novel - about the patterns of war and peace, about the forces that propel humans to wage war or to pursue reconciliation, about the impulse to create as well as destroy - will speak, like any good story, to perceptive, thoughtful readers, whatever their age.

Edward Garnett, a reader with exquisite taste, a perceptive critic and a writer, played a crucial role in the literary history of Britain between 1887 and 1937.

A perceptive, sensitive interviewer, Zuckerman offers the reader refreshing insights and access to some of the most engaging artists making work this decade.

Much of what he says in his first column about getting lawyers to rethink the way they work and eliminate as many inefficiencies as possible will be familiar to readers of Slaw, thanks to the perceptive comments of our far - seeing contributors.