Sentences with phrase «line of that great novel»

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But The Life of Pi also asks to be the latest in the long line of grand tales about India, novels that seek to capture what Martel himself calls «the rich, noisy, functioning madness» of the place, and a great deal of the novel's flaws rest in that ambition.

All great authors know that a killer first line is almost more important than the first few pages, and authors put in hours of work just to get Following is a list of the 100 best first lines from novels, as decided by the American Book Review, a nonprofit journal published at the Unit

It's no surprise that the The Weinstein Company want another adaptation of a Matthew Quick novel, after the great success of SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK...

The film follows the legendary and secretive author through his life — from his rebellious youth to the the bloody front lines of World War II, experiencing great love and terrible loss, a life of rejection, his writing in the pages of The New Yorker, and the PTSD - fueled writer's block that led to the birth of his iconic novel The Catcher In The Rye.

Along the way, several others join them, including Fineboy, a teenager who had joined the country's militants to protest foreign countries taking Nigerian oil; 16 - year - old Isoken, who is searching for her parents; and Oma, a woman escaping her wealthy husband, an oil industry employee who — as described in one of the novel's many great lines — treats her like expensive shoes, «to be polished and glossed but, at the end of the day, to be trodden on.»

Other trends that will be followed in the coming year will include a more scientific sci - fi, more emphasis on biographies and history for younger readers, more cartoon - based novels like the popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, strong female protagonists and survival / adventure stories, and a greater appreciation for diversity in both the characters and the story lines of these titles.

This novel has a lot to recommend it: engaging characters, a remarkable story - line, colorful settings, and underlying themes of love, life, death, and relationships, all providing great fodder for book club discussions.

What's great about Beth's introduction page is that she has given a querying writer a lot to work with, in that you can maintain a professional voice but relate your manuscript to what she is drawn to, ie: «At 43,000 words, my MG novel Unicorns Are Real weaves a «tale» of forgotten history when 10 - year - old Jackson realizes his mini-horse, Mini, is actually the descendant of a royal line of unicorns destined to rule the world unless the evil gopher ruler, Lord Zani, gets to the throne first.»

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