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How Novels Work

by John Mullan

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Using examples from popular novels, this work examines the techniques by which fiction works. It explains how the pleasures of novel reading often come from the formal ingenuity of the novelist.
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A very useful overview, clearly written and with repeated reference to examples. Mullan covers a wide range of topics and discusses them in plain language. His explanations are sufficiently detailed that it isn't necessary to have read all the books he draws from.

The one fault of this book is the necessary evil of its comprehensiveness: it fails to cover many topics in satisfying depth. On the other hand, if it did, only weightlifters would be able to read it.
1 vote ajsomerset | Aug 26, 2008 |
Very accessible. ( )
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