Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Analyzing the First Chapter of a Novel

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
  • Definitely catches interest, a lot of good metaphor, golden detail and humour.
  • Lots of information and made up names and places; hard to keep track.
  • However, gives just enough information to hold reader’s interest and intrigue them further.
  • Lots of exposition.
Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
  • Exposition does not start until 6 pages in, that’s too long.
  • However, with the exposition it poses quite an interesting plot line and introduces a number of questions.
  • But in those first six pages I felt no attachment to any character or obligation to keep reading whatsoever.
  • However, has an interesting format.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

  • Exposition starts page 4; just right.
  • Very interest grabbing, starts right off with an important event
  • Constant character development and information being provided to the reader, even though the active story remains stagnant.

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