I have posted two more documents in the week five files. One is two reviews of an ebook only romantic suspense novel, one from a blog and one from amazon. Look over the reviews - do you feel they are both reliable? How likely would you be to buy this book for your library? Looking over the romantic suspense novel reviews, I think they are both good and bad for different reasons. The Amazon interview has a brief synopsis and some descriptions of how the book is written but it is entirely positive (I tend to not trust these kinds of reviews for a book’s quality, maybe that’s just me?). The blog review was not professionally written nor did it have any literary criticism to impart, but it was honest, and it sounds like a review from someone who read the book and is talking to someone else about it frankly and informally, without a stake in the book or the writing of the review. If it seems like something my patron base would be interested in, sure! I would buy it f...
Hi Rivkah! This book sounds fascinating. I find it intriguing that the book's setting (wild country) matches the tone of the writing. The quiet of the outdoors can evoke a feeling of emptiness, which would reflect the feelings of grief the character is experiencing. The use of a setting to communicate tone is a technique I've seen more in fiction, so it is interesting to see it used in nonfiction too.
ReplyDeleteI don't know much about T.H. White (I had to Google him actually, because I hadn't heard of him). Do you think this book would appeal to a reader who doesn't have any background knowledge of this author?
I do think this book would appeal to a reader with little to no background knowledge of T.H. White, and honestly, whether or not you know his name you have probably been influenced by his work. 'The Sword in the Stone' (Disney) is based on his book of the same title and 'Camelot' the musical is modeled after his version of the story. In fact, many of our modern stories of King Arthur are heavily influenced by T.H. White rather than Malory or Nennius or even Tennyson. The author does a good job of detailing his biography and influence but she doesn't stint the fact that she is an academic. There are big words and complex ideas about human nature. It isn't what most people think of when they describe a "beach read", certainly.
DeleteExcellent job fleshing this book out to fill this! It helps add on a whole new dimension not always covered in the summary! Full points!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I kept feeling like I was repeating myself even though the book is much more interesting than the answers those particular questions lead to.
DeleteYour summary of this book made it sound like a very interesting read. I could even picture Helen with her goshawk Mabel.
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