How to Recognize an Unreliable Narrator
Here’s a question that comes up periodically on literary sites: I’m having trouble reading books…
12 Novels That Changed How I Read Fiction
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Gothic Elements in Shirley Jackson’s “We Have Always Lived in the Castle”
Gothic literature features characteristics such as magic, mystery, chivalry, horror, clanking chains, ghosts, and dark…
How I Review Novels
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Why I Blog
Looking over some blogging resources recently reminded me that the first question would-be bloggers are…
My Top 5 Novels of All Time
Every December 31st I sit down with the list of books I read that year…
6 Illustrations of How Setting Works in Literature
In its most basic meaning, setting in fiction refers to the time and place in…
My Most Surprising Read of 2022
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Knopf, 2022 Hardcover, 416 pages ISBN 978-0-5933-2120-1…
Reading in Flow
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The Interplay of Plot and Character in Fiction
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How Narrative Structure Works in Fiction
And How It Differs from Plot Have you ever wanted to yell at someone, “If…
15 Years Ago on Notes in the Margin
For the first installment of this undertaking, I focus on this post from May 29,…