Sentences with phrase «epic page turner»
Miller weaves powerful imagery and emotion into a rich tapestry, depicting the agonies and ecstasies of the mighty forces and figures of the classical world... an epic page turner.»
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But far from being a drudgery of a read, this exploration of The Great Migration (the movement of African Americans out of the Southern United States to the Midwest, Northeast and West between 1915 and 1970) is a total page - turner, full of fascinating characters, gut - wrenching stories, exciting twists and turns, and a lively elucidation of an epic chapter of American history that few of us have deeply considered and which still affects our world today.
A perfect centerpiece for a dystopian fiction unit, this sci - fi page - turner follows impoverished orphan Wade Watts on his epic hunt for a legendary Easter egg hidden somewhere in the virtual universe of OASIS.
At one point, the manuscript for The Page Turners was up to 130,000 words, but the published version is a little over 55,000; hardly an epic.
... «In the hands of a less adept writer, such complex history might grow opaque and tedious, but Reiss» storytelling flair and the utterly compelling character of Lev Nussimbaum turn this biography into a page - turner of epic proportion.»
His epic tale of vampires is intriguing and real page turner.
Maeve Binchy discusses what she personally thinks makes a page turner and not every book has to have an epic storyline to be successful.