 | | | Subject: A578333 - 'The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver
Posted Jun 27, 2001 by Mr. Cogito
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  | | Hello,
Well, it is a nice review of a book I can't say I've heard about. I think the Guide is as good a place as any for book reviews and literary entries (recently approved articles included one on Margaret Atwood and one on Clockwork Orange). While I am immpressed at the quality of the writing here and a good synopsis of the book, I'm also left wanting to know a little bit more background about the book and its author. Do you think it would be good to add a paragraph at the beginning describing a bit about Barbara Kingsolver herself or other aspects of the book (when it was published, how it was critically acclaimed, etc.)? These are just my own thoughts, and you're free to disagree of course.
Yours,
Jake
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| | | Subject: A578333 - 'The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver
Posted Jul 18, 2001 by  Global Village Idiot
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| | I was pleased to see this book had been reviewed, but felt a little nervous about reading your article because the book's sitting in my "to read" pile, having been recommended by a couple of different friends.
What I would say is that you have to be careful to clearly differentiate the meta-text, the commentary *about* the book, from the summary of the text itself. To have an article open with a sentence which is not true in the non-fiction world breaks the "factual information" rule. When you are relating the story rather than reporting on it, maybe you should use italics or something to make it clearer.
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