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...novels, and adults are now willing to read books written for children. But as artists, they couldn't be more different. Rowling pieces her books together meticulously, detail by detail. Meyer floods the page like a severed artery. She never uses a sentence when she can use a whole paragraph. Her books are big (500-plus pages) but not dense--they have a pillowy quality distinctly reminiscent of Internet fan fiction. (Which she'll readily grant: "I don't think I'm a writer; I think I'm a storyteller," Meyer says. "The words aren't always perfect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stephenie Meyer: A New J.K. Rowling? | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

...sniffs the aroma of Bella's exposed neck. "Just because I'm resisting the wine doesn't mean I can't appreciate the bouquet," he says. "You have a very floral smell, like lavender ... or freesia." He barely touches her, but there's more sex in that one paragraph than in all the snogging in Harry Potter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stephenie Meyer: A New J.K. Rowling? | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

...establish the cheapest variety of permanent award. Originally questioned as an April Fool’s joke over the UC general e-mail list, the self-titled award was announced under a blurry panorama centered on Lowell House, where Chadbourne lived as an undergraduate, and was accompanied by a paragraph detailing Chadbourne’s involvement in student government. While at Harvard, Chadbourne was a UC representative for three terms and served as chair of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) in 2005. Chadbourne said that his decision to name the now-defunct award for himself was not motivated by self...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Chadbourne Award Ends Before it Begins | 4/10/2008 | See Source »

...women as a theme for merriment and building male camaraderie” when the song’s lyrics talk simply about running train. Moreover, his writing isn’t always straightforward and can at times be disorienting. Reeves sometimes wanders in and out of subject matter; a paragraph that starts off talking about Run-D.M.C. as the voice of a generation ends up abruptly discarding the group and to discuss Jesse Jackson’s political ambitions. Reeves’s overall themes are tangentially related, but the connections aren’t made clear.Nevertheless...

Author: By Alec E Jones, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Somebody Scream!' Makes Noise About Rap | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...Feldman, the union of Islam and democracy in a single paragraph was a triumph...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: On Wearing the Right Shoes | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

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