Sentences with phrase «appealing set of stories»

I've stayed in many a beach house with books for borrowing but this is by far the most visually appealing set of stories I've seen!

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Symbols and images of this kind cluster thickly in the scenes of the «Christmas story» which in Matthew and Luke is the prelude to their account of the public career of Jesus: visits of angels, prophetic dreams, the marvelous star in the east, the miraculous birth greeted with songs from the heavenly choir, all the appealing incidents so familiar in the appropriate setting of Christmas carol and nativity play.

«What's appealing about the current growing body of evidence on right - to - carry laws is that different researchers using different methodologies and different data sets are coming to similar conclusions... We are all coalescing around the same message, and that's the best that science can do: Look at the imperfect data in different ways and see if a consistent story emerges.»

The appeal of the film is manifold - its serenity as The American meticulously goes about his craft; the paucity of dialogue that heightens its few action sequences when they do occur; a superb ensemble of actors led by Clooney that also includes Violante Placido (Clara), Thekla Reuten (assassin), Johan Leysen (controller), and Paolo Bonacelli (as a local town priest); the artistic framing of the film by director Anton Corbijn both in its interiors and the long shots of the Italian settings; and simply the story's uncertainty that grips one from its very beginning.

Rogue One set the stage for what A Star Wars Story can be, but Solo could elevate the concept by fleshing out one of the universe's most beloved characters while contextualizing his timeless appeal for a new generation.

There are quite a few hostage movies out there now, the cheap single set style appealing to independent film - makers, and while M. Night's supernatural creation is world's away from them in terms of tone, it is clearly great casting that sets his story apart from the competition.

In this quick glance you have to dive deep into their psyche and pull their attention away from all the distractions we are continually bombarded with while making it appealing, setting the mood, and giving them a bit of the story.

«This «lumbering animal of a story,» as he calls it, combines the appeal of a family saga set against tumultuous events with the technical bravura of innovative fiction.

The risks extended to altering our original idea of focusing only on books set in the U.S. Would stories that took place in regions around the globe appeal to an American audience?

DeWoskin's novel evokes high school life with a kind of biting cynicism while it simultaneously offers a hopeful coming - of - age story with a performing arts setting that will appeal to fans of the television shows Fame and Glee.

While a novel set in the midst of a community of Hasidic Jews may not appeal to a sense of intrigue or adventure, rest assured that this novel is rife with the same flaws in human nature that provide good fodder for a suspenseful story.

Will appeal to fans of coming of age stories, those who like academic settings and those who like very likable young characters.

But this time the journey of self - discovery is set within a powerful story full of danger and pathos that will appeal to fans of Megan Abbott, Denise Mina, and Minette Walters.

In this devilishly hilarious satire, Shteyngart sets the love story of Lenny Abramov and Eunice Park within a digital dystopia where books are taboo and diabolical devices broadcast everyone's finances, biochemistry, and sex appeal as America collapses into ineptness, chaos, and tyranny.

Just like trying to get an excerpt of your novel published in a literary journal, setting up a Twitter account with a good - sized following can show agents and publishers that your story has mass appeal.

The full colour manual is rather appealing and gives you a full list of move sets and background story.