Word: detailer
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Graves, a former managing editor of LIFE, based this novel on his daughter's experience as the target of just such a brutal sexual assault and robbery. He deals swiftly with the crime, then goes on to outline its aftermath in meticulous detail, from the hours Nancy spends combing through police mug shots to the frustrating plea bargaining necessary to close the case. The author presents what appears to be a best-case scenario (the victim sustains no lasting physical injuries, all officialdom is uniformly kind and civil) while managing to skewer upper-middle-class denial in the face...
Storytelling is one of the keys to understanding historical detail, Schama says. "When I was growing up," he recalls, "I was taught history would die on the page if it wasn't written not only for other professional working stiffs but also for the public...
This widespread adoption of liberal views can turn into large-scale hostility, say conservative students, who detail ways in which their views have made them feel unwelcome...
None of this potentially exonerating detail was fully explored in court. In what proved to be an astounding strategic misjudgment, Sirhan's chief attorney, Grant Cooper, did not challenge the prosecution's "facts." The defense relied entirely on a theory of impaired judgment, which the jury had no trouble rejecting. Sirhan's death sentence was subsequently reduced to life imprisonment, which he is serving at California State Prison in Corcoran...
Rameau's Niece has some redeeming moments, Schine has a good eye for detail and for capturing the essence of a scene, it is becoming her own aesthetic signature. Ultimately, the work crumbles under the weight of its unwieldy structure and its astonishing social anachronisms...