By the time we've comprehended a story's fundamental situation, we're inside its special world.Īlternately, a book-length work of fiction might start with background, answering those questions before we've had the chance to ask them. What are their relationships to one another, and to their time and place? We read on, at least at first, to find out the answers to such fundamental questions. Who are these people? we wonder as we navigate the first few paragraphs of a book we've picked up. Typically, a contemporary novel begins with a scene, dropping readers directly into the action of the story and thereby piquing our interest. Therefore, according to the conventions of storytelling - not to mention common sense - there's no real reason to read on. The ending of The Sun Also Rises is foreordained (Jake will not "get" Brett). And yet, as soon as we figure out Jake's postwar anatomical condition (he was castrated in a place crash), we know that he will never be satisfied. Think about it: Jake Barnes wants a satisfying love relationship with Brett, Lady Ashley. The novel also risks reader dissatisfaction with regard to structure. The Sun Also Rises is a radical book because it is a war story without combat and a love story lacking a single love scene.
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Bride cared so much about his students, he tried to be there for them. In Loyal, New Hampshire, teacher Jack St. I loved this book and look forward to reading the rest of Jodi Picoult's novels. Bride.Ī perfect blend of magick, power, desire and betrayal, with an explosive courtroom drama of an ending, Salem Falls will have any reader glued to their seats, feverishly turning pages. And at its core is a quartet of girls, best friends who are part of a witches coven - and one girl in particular who has the power to destroy Jack St. But it doesn't take long before his past catches up with him, and Jack finds himself fighting another battle for his life. After doing his time in jail, Jack heads out to start a new life and stumbles into the peaceful, sleepy town of Salem Falls. Bride, a former teacher who, according to him, was wrongly accused of sexual assault against one of his students. And even though I had a strong hunch about the book's ending, it was no less exhilarating to watch it unfold. Salem Falls is so juicy and exciting, an intoxicating cocktail of everything I love in a suspensful, page-turning drama. I swear, Jodi Picoult is a magic story weaver! I am so impressed with this novel and the fact that it completely surpassed my expectations, especially after reading the stellar Plain Truth. |