Word: contrivedness
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As Gothic romances go, Scarlett is not a bad read. For all of the novel's problems. Ripley has concocted a tightly-knit story. Some of the sections involving Irish nationalism have been written with quite a heavy hand. But Ripley's prose elicits chuckles and tears at the appropriate...
And I think I know why. Studs thrives because of its constant tension between artlessly contrived theatricality and brutal reality. (Or maybe it's just the hot babes. But I don't think so.)
First, Leonard Jeffries, chair of City College of New York's Black studies department and renowned espouser of racist Black supremacy theories, lashed out at Jews in a two-hour speech at an African-American cultural festival. He asserted that an organized plan, "plotted and programmed out of Hollywood by...
ALTHOUGH SOME contend that the perpetrators did not know the implications of their actions, I disagree. The degree of effort, planning and malice that went into the vandalism make its explanation as a drunken prank or an act of random destruction seem empty and contrived.
Follett makes less convincing explanations for the coincidences which power the plot than, say, John Le Carre. But once he has contrived to get the characters on board the Clipper, the constricted space and contrasting personalities make for some delightful bonding scenes between the passengers.