How Fiction Works by James Wood

How Fiction Works

James Wood

300 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction reference challenging reflective slow-paced
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10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction James Wood's How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction—an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.  Here one of the most prominent and sty...

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informative 89%
reflective 50%
challenging 32%
inspiring 26%
lighthearted 8%
funny 6%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

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medium 37%
fast 13%

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