Open Option

Possession (A.S. Byatt)

Possession Author: A.S. Byatt Label: Open Option Year of publication: 1990 Pages: 555 Goodreads: Possession     “Two parallel stories, one of artists and one of academic researchers unified by romance. With poetry, letters, diary […]

Theory

Style, tone and mood

Style, tone and mood have to do with the way the writer uses language to convey his story. Style Sentence length, structure and arrangement, paragraphs, word choice, word order all determine the style of a […]

Theory

Flashback & Foreshadowing

References to the past and hints to the future are called flashbacks and foreshadowing. Flashback Flashbacks are used by the writer to refer to past events to give context or provide background information. It connects […]

Theory

Irony

Irony is a contrast between appearance and reality. It is divided into three forms: verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. Verbal irony The most common form of irony is verbal irony: saying something but […]

War

Regeneration (Pat Barker)

Regeneration Author: Pat Barker Project: War – World War I Year of publication: 1991 Pages: 256 Goodreads: Regeneration     “Civil disobedience occurs when duty conflicts with conscience. Set during World War I, though no […]

Recent Prize Winner

Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)

Wolf Hall Author: Hilary Mantel Label: Recent Prize Winner (Man Booker Winner 2009) Year of publication: 2009 Pages: 604 Goodreads: Wolf Hall     “A deep dive into the political intrige of King Henry VIII; […]

Recent Prize Winner

Reservoir 13 (Jon McGregor)

Reservoir 13 Author: Jon McGregor List: Recent Prize Winner Year of publication: 2017 Pages: 291 Goodreads: Reservoir 13     “How does a community move on after a recent tragedy? A novel that reflects the […]