1. Few Characters~ There are multiple main characters in the book I'm reading, yet the author perfectly gives each character the same amount of the spotlight.
"Pretty soon after that, Dad and I moved back to Vancouver. My Mother..." (Robin Stevenson, Escape Velocity p.12)
2. Conflict~ I find that books are not an actual good book if there is no conflict. It makes it more realistic.
"My own heart is hammering. I wish I knew what to do." (Robin Stevenson, Escape Velocity p.21)
3. Trap/Obstacle~ This is also important for the over all growth of the main characters.
"He's had what we call a myocardial infarction-a heart attack."( Robin Stevenson, Escape Velocity p. 27)
4. Suspense~ I find that books are more interesting with suspense, and make you want to finish reading.
"I have this awful feeling-an intense nauseating dread-and it's like I'm Trying to walk away from it, walk away from my own body or something. Escape velocity, I think again. I wish... And then Dana Leigh is calling me name." (Robin Stevenson, Escape Velocity p.26)
5. No Unnecessary Details~ Actually in this book there are some unnecessary details, but not too many.
"His name tag is twisted so I can't read it" ( Robin Stevenson, Escape Velocity p. 27)
Stevenson, Robin. Escape Velocity. British Columbia: Orca Book Publishers. 2011. Print.
I think you did a really good job with this blog! You put a lot of good detail into each main element that you had chosen. I also liked how you were honest about your book, especially with the fifth element (no unnecessary details) and how you said that your book did actually have some unnecessary in your book.
ReplyDeleteI like your post because you were able to describe each element using just a few words. I think brevity is a very important element to a blog so that readers don't feel bored.
ReplyDeletevery good post. one thing that would add to your posts, would be a picture of the book cover, that way the reader has something to look at instead of just text.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good blog post. The main thing that i can think of in order to make it better would be to put an indent before each paragraph.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good blog post! Lots of great description, and the only thing I suggest is on the 4th main element of Suspense to add your right bracket of the citation.
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