What makes a great hook? What defines a hook in storytelling? A great hook isn’t just limited to crime or thriller novels, it is also carefully woven between stories of love, passion and human experience. Sometimes a book pulls us in just by its subject matter. I am most attracted to books which reveal human nature [...]
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The Notebook Review
Usually, I read a book and love it or hate, then I watch the film that is based on the book and usually hate it! So here’s something different… I watched ‘The Notebook’ based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, without having read the novel itself. I cannot therefore make comparisons which is probably a good thing, [...]
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The Time Travelers Wife Review
I thought I would take the liberty of offering some of my opinions on this book, which I am very close to finishing. Audrey Niffenegger’s powerful novel is based on the time-travelling exploits of Henry de Tamble. Firstly, if I was to comment on the book’s storyline, I would say that the plot offers both [...]
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