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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST
“How did I know you were American? No, not by the color of your skin…nor was it your dress that gave you away. True, your hair, short-croppped, and your expansive chest are typical of a certain type of American. Instead, it was your bearing that allowed me to identify you, and I do not mean that as an insult, but merely as an observation.” Continue reading
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THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE / Thomas Hardy
“One evening of late summer, before the nineteenth century had reached one-third of its span, a young man and woman, the latter carrying a child, were approaching the large village of Weydon-Priors, in Upper Wessex, on foot.” Continue reading
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ABOUT A BOY / Nick Hornby
“People quite often thought Marcus was being funny when he wasn’t.” Continue reading
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BEN, IN THE WORLD / Doris Lessing
Ben’s physical description is more animal than human, yet his voice and accent are “posh.” Continue reading
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PARIS TROUT / Pete Dexter
The book jacket suggests that PARIS TROUT will “probably interfere with your sleep.” It didn’t. It interfered with my entire day.
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DOUBLE INDEMNITY / James M. Cain
The provocative image of “The House of Death,” which rings of a newspaper headline, is placed alongside a relatively commonplace explanation of public liability insurance, yet each has weight and importance to the plot of this story. Continue reading
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BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY / Jay MacInerney
Big, drugged-out city with bright lights to boot. Get a clue of the first ten pages. Continue reading
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FIRST10PAGES LECTURE OUTLINE
One does not have to be gifted to write a good story – one must be consistent and true to the world they create. Stories that succeed, smash setting against character until they are so uncomfortable somebody must CHOOSE. Continue reading
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FIRST 10 PAGES
If you want to post your first10pages.com review… give it a shot. Continue reading
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TWILIGHT / Stephanie Meyer
“The hunter smiled in a friendly way as he sauntered forward to kill me.” Continue reading
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