Word: readerly
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...sort of. Her books are set in “Regency England,” a time and place seemingly constructed solely for mass marketed paperbacks, reminiscent of Sense and Sensibility, but with snappier comebacks. Still, her themes are universal, and have proved more relevant to younger readers than those of her predecessors. Her heroines are not perfect. Penelope Featherington, the central character in Bridgerton, is delicately described as “plump” and “shy,” yet she gets the guy in the end. Pottinger says this wallflower tale comes from her high...
...attempt to immortalize the "Copeland Tradition" the Brimmer Company will publish shortly "The Copeland Reader", containing the selections in prose and verse which Professor Charles Townsend Copeland '82 has used in his public readings, with a long introduction by Professor Copeland himself...
...Copeland Reader", which is 800 pages long, will include selections from the Bible, Shakespeare, Browning, Stevenson, Dickens and the Classics, with a varied selection from modern authors, including de la Mare, Barrie, Masefield, Mark Twain and Justice Holmes. In addition to the introduction, at the request of his publishers Professor Copeland will probably write a short interpretative comment to be inserted before each selection...
...fighting is frequent and furious. Nor does the action serve some obligatory masturbatory fix; he cleverly avoids the tedium that accompanies extended battle scenes by subordinating them to the plot. The novel maintains a fantastic tension throughout, with just the right number of pauses to let the reader catch his breath. The tone is spot-on; the ever-present sense of doom hovers cloudlike throughout, as befits a novel of war. Roberts manages to depict the war realistically and beautifully, reminding us that actions have consequences, that war and death are often far less glorious than propaganda would have them...
...Unfortunately, the novel's greatest flaw stems from its fanfiction beginnings. _Eugenesis_ operates on the assumption that its readers are well-versed in all things Transformers. There is no point of entry, no "our story to date" to familiarize the uninformed reader. The casual fan who picks up the novel out of nostalgia for a dimly remembered past will be disappointed. A spotty recollection of old cartoon shows and a catchy jingle ("Transformers...More than meets the eyes...Transformers..Robots in Disguise!") will avail one little. Readers are simply dropped into the middle of events without preparation or explanation, alienating...