Sentences with phrase «even of a good novel»

Not exact matches

From novel scheduling systems, to exhortations to invest in health, and even spiritual reminders that «work - life balance» is really a modern spin on the ancient and fundamentally difficult question of what constitutes a life well lived, you can spend hours upon hours neither working nor living but simply reading through posts and columns on the topic.

Or the fact that even the best of characters in Tolkien's novels must have more bad attributes, like Farimir taking Frodo to Osgiliath.And Jackson has to add more drama to the tales.

For much of his career, he wrote bitterly satirical novels about well - off Londoners; even when the prospect of nuclear catastrophe arises, as it does in London Fields (1989), Amis seems to treat «The Crisis,» the coming «horrorday,» primarily as a vehicle for revealing the largely unpleasant traits of his handful of main characters.

gave me a chance to rediscover Jane Austen, not least because she is my mother's favorite author: For not only does the Oakesian matriarch own all six of the Austen novels in the elegant Oxford edition, but Park Honan's marvelous biography, Jane Austen: Her Life, occupies a prominent place on her bookshelf as well ¯ which I gobbled up (naturally) even more avidly than I did the novels.

Delving into the emotional strife of three anthropologists battling their own demons as well as each others», King's historical novel set in 1930s New Guinea gave insight into a time and place that had been previously unknown - unthought of, even - by me.

While this was novel — and even fun — at first (lots of candles, marathon Scrabble / rummy, Happy Hour starting at noon, trying to eat everything in the house before it went bad etc.), it got old quite quickly, particularly since I have a well, and no power = no water.

Still, because the chemical constituents of MOFs can easily be changed, there is hope that other novel compositions might perform even better, making them more economical.

Instead, they should strive to assess the potential impact of the proposed research and to encourage good ideas and novel concepts, even if they appear to be risky» is very relevant to defects in the current study section culture.

In addition, the significant number (> 1000) novel models that came from RNA - Seq that were absent from the zebrafish cDNAs suggests that the deep sequencing offered by RNA - Seq can be used to expand the gene annotation of even well - studied model organisms.

iTeos Therapeutics has developed a novel and potent best - in - class A2A blocker that has been specifically optimized for immuno - oncology indications to retain a high potency in the adenosine - rich environment found in tumors and to restore cytokine production even in the presence of high concentrations of adenosine.

ImmunoHorizons will also consider for publication novel methods, assays or computational tools, as well as initial characterizations of novel reagents, including mouse strains, clones and antibodies, even if biological insights have not yet been fully realized.

Even better in my opinion, on some versions of the fabric, Peacoquette has overlayed quotes from Ms. Austen's famous novel in a font made from her handwriting.

Well, apart from Frank Miller that is, but even he can't resist strategically splashing some hue across the dreariest of his graphic novels.

The second film's success was perhaps even more staggering than the first: The Godfather, Pt. 2 garnered six more Oscars, including a win for Coppola in the Best Director category; Robert DeNiro won his first Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor field; and the movie itself became the first and only sequel ever to win Best Picture honors.Next, Coppola began adapting the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, transferring its story to the heart of the Cambodian jungle at the height of the conflict in Vietnam.

But being someone who's just never really felt attuned to the art of the graphic novel, throughout I couldn't help but think that even the best panel of Persepolis might be substituted by a better written description of the same represented event or emotion.

The Italian actor - turned - director fails to draw anything substantial out of his stars Penelope Cruz (who he worked with on his previous film, Don't Move, another adaptation of a Mazzantini novel) and Emile Hirsch, though the unbelievably phony dialog would stumble up even the best of thesps.

As is frequently the case, the initial premise and the early set - up of bizarre and terrifying events to come work a lot better than the denouement, even if Garland has at least been shrewd enough to keep the viewer guessing about the exact meaning of his weird evolutionary fable (it's adapted from Jeff Vandermeer's novel).

Deservedly winner of the Best Director gong at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Nicholas Winding Refn makes Los Angeles look as beautiful as it's ever been without using any tourist traps, and the adaptation from the James Sallis novel by Hossein Amini (who also adapted the dark Jude and The Wings of a Dove) is beautifully done, even if some of the music (largely an effective ambient / electro score) is a little on - the - nose.

Gaider is of course best known as the lead writer on Bioware's Dragon Age series, even penning several novels and graphic novels.

A bit lengthy run time for a thriller, but absorbing throughout nonetheless, this murder mystery, somewhat loosely based on the dense best - selling novel by the late Stieg Larsson (which in its native Swedish literally translates to «Men Who Hate Women», the first in his «Millennium» trilogy), is dark, and more than a little sensationalized (involving perverts, murderers, rapists, Nazis, and literal Biblical interpretations) to be believable, but, like most good thrillers, it's riveting in a way that you won't be able to turn away from it, even during some of the film's most brutal moments.

West Egg and East Egg are divided by an impenetrably foggy river, a visual symbol carried over from the book to show the diametrically - opposed cultures of old rich and new rich that was the novel's bread and butter, and even the rare moments of humor are well - paced and subtle.

The reason I avoided putting any comments down about the film version of Elizabeth Gilbert's best selling novel was honestly that the movie just really annoyed and even angered me... and my reasons aren't very politically correct.

Doug Liman directs The Bourne Identity, an adaptation of Robert Ludlum's novel about an amnesiac human weapon trying to discover his true identity while the CIA hunts him down, but the two sequels directed by Paul Greengrass are even better.

In the movie's design, Faulkner's novel functions chiefly as a source of imagery and atmosphere; a good chunk of the dialogue is unintelligible (it's doubtful that even viewers raised in the Deep South will be able to understand more than a third of what Tim Blake Nelson says), which creates the impression that the characters are as textural as the swaying trees in the background.

Yet last week, Black Panther even bested Disney's own A Wrinkle in Time Ava DuVernay's adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 novel of the same name.

Also, it has to seem like something that wouldn't require much training to use (again, unlike the novel where it took six months of boot camp to use it well enough to stand even a snowball's chance of survival).

Book you have read over and over: I am really fascinated by the two great novels of Thornton Wilder — The Bridge of San Luis Rey and, even better, his last novel, The Eighth Day.

Most writers can not successfully write and publish a novel in that short amount of time and actually do a good job (and please don't even get me started on the writers who write 50,000 words during NaNoWriMo and then publish it without even thinking twice about it, UGH!).

If you have several beta readers, as well as giving them plenty of time to read your novel — they're probably doing it for free — you'll want to allow time for asking them questions and perhaps even redrafting bits of material for them to look over again.

Even today the best selling type of Christian novel is romance.

THERE»S NO PLACE LIKE HOME A bigger switch comes from New York Times best - selling author Connie Brockway, who offers her first contemporary with Hot Dish, a novel that turns out to be that rarest of breeds, a contemporary romance that isn't chick lit or divorce lit or even (much) of a romantic suspense, but a hot main dish for the savvy reader who knows pure romance can be a hearty meal in itself.

If the novel sounds dark, well, it is; but what makes it great is the way in which Donoghue pitch - perfectly captures the voice of Jack in all his childlike wonder — even in the most unimaginable situation.

The hugely anticipated new novel by the author of The Secret History — a best - seller nationwide and around the world, and one of the most astonishing debuts in recent times — The Little Friend is even more transfixing and resonant.

We've seen a handful of novels this year that address the current political climate really well — namely Jonathan Dee's The Locals, which seemed to surprise even the author with its prescience.

Free stuff is great, and free books and comics are of course even better, but despite this it's worth pointing out that both the titles I mention above are much cheaper than buying a single issue printed comic, let alone a graphic novel (a single issue of a monthly comic from Image may cost up to # 3.95 GBP; but The Kill Screen was initially on sale for half that at # 1.99 for # 1 and Mills released Psychokiller for # 2.49).

I personally edited over 2 million published words and even the best authors need guidance — not because they are bad authors, but because novels are large works and it is amazingly difficult to sustain the same degree of quality over 80, 90, or 200 thousand words.

I even included to impressive epic and exotic historical novels, SISTER OF THE LIONHEART by Hilary Benford, the amazing tale of Joanna, sister of Richard the Lionheart, as well as A GOD AGAINST THE GODS, an epic story of turmoil in ancient Egypt, written by Pulitzer Prize - winning author Allen DrurOF THE LIONHEART by Hilary Benford, the amazing tale of Joanna, sister of Richard the Lionheart, as well as A GOD AGAINST THE GODS, an epic story of turmoil in ancient Egypt, written by Pulitzer Prize - winning author Allen Drurof Joanna, sister of Richard the Lionheart, as well as A GOD AGAINST THE GODS, an epic story of turmoil in ancient Egypt, written by Pulitzer Prize - winning author Allen Drurof Richard the Lionheart, as well as A GOD AGAINST THE GODS, an epic story of turmoil in ancient Egypt, written by Pulitzer Prize - winning author Allen Drurof turmoil in ancient Egypt, written by Pulitzer Prize - winning author Allen Drury.

Expertly alternating between flashbacks and the present day, The Chalk Man is the very best kind of suspense novel, one where every character is wonderfully fleshed out and compelling, where every mystery has a satisfying payoff, and where the twists will shock even the savviest reader.

So, even if her new, and most welcome, novel, Red, White and Blue, takes on bigotry, hate crimes, and a nasty group of white supremacists, you can be sure that the good guys and a gal will prevail.

Most authors and even a good number of readers have at least heard of NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month — if not actually participated themselves.

- Joseph Kanon «The Cairo Affair is the espionage novel at its best, packed with betrayals, double - crosses, hidden agendas, moral conflicts, international relations, and even a delectable double - entendre of a title.»

However, the characters are sufficiently compelling that even readers new to the series will have developed an affinity for them by the end of the novel - and will come away believing their time has been very well well spent.

As more information is revealed about Faith Frank later in the novel, certain issues come to light regarding her role as a feminist and whether the title can still be applicable to her, even when she does not necessarily serve a group of women's immediate best interests.

I am a reviewer of most genres of books, but I love to read and review psychological thrillers, women's fiction, contemporary novels, mystery and suspense novels, as well as some YA and even children's books.

Or is it strictly a matter of good luck and word of mouth when a novel becomes the novel everyone is talking about, making the possibility of this happening the same for a Big Five author as it is for even a self - published author?

I then discovered I was reading one of the finished versions of this novel, which was quite good since I didn't even realize where Austen left off and the new author began.

- The Guardian (UK) «Taking its inspiration from newspaper reports of a real court case in County Kerry in 1826, Ther Good People is an even better novel than Burial Rites - a starkly realized tale of love, grief and misconceived beliefs.»

Gail Godwin is a three - time National Book Award nominee and the bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels, including A Mother and Two Daughters, Violet Clay, Father Melancholy's Daughter, Evensong, The Good Husband, Evenings at Five, The Making of a Writer, Volumes 1 and 2, Unfinished Desires and Flora.

I couldn't have said it better if I tried, but that's the point; thirty - four year - old, currently unemployed Thai journalist Jimm Juree says everything better than I could - even on my best days - and notably better than many of her fictional counterparts in the humorous novel arena.

Winner of the British Carnegie Medal as well the Printz Award, Chambers» novel combines WWII romance with an edgy, contemporary story about English teen Jacob, who falls in love with a beautiful young woman even as he's attracted to an openly gay young man.