Overall I would give the book 3 out of five stars because I didn’t really like the book because it was very slow paced throughout the entire book with a lot of filler chapters that didn’t contribute to the plot of the
Tension Ambrose Bierce creates suspense in his short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”. By using literary techniques such as story structure, imagery, characterization, time, setting. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is about a man who in the civil war is trying to burn the union bridge but is caught and we see his hanging. The first literary technique that Bierce uses to create suspenses is time.
The plot, the setting, the characters were all wonderful, but the three things that caught my attention were the accuracy of events, heart-racing events, and the plot. Throughout the book, events during the jail or courthouse were described very detailed and produced a clear image in my head. The author must have done lots of prior research in order to get information about these events that most commoners do not know. The fire, rape, fights were described in a manner that allowed me to truly experience and understand what it was like in the character’s shoes. The plot went through many situations from jail cells all the way to getting confidential information from the Pentagon.
It has its faults, but overall it was a book I would recommend to tell the story of this horrific forest fire. I was not satisfied with the character in the account; they did not have enough character background to make the reader really feel for them. The characters did not connect to the reader on an emotional level I believe. For example Roosevelt and Taft are extremely narrowed mined and bland to me. He Force themes on to the reader much to frequently as well.
The overall rating I would give the book is a 9 out of 10 because I adore suspense and there was and is overloaded with amazing descriptive
Normally, I don’t read horror books but this one was engaging enough for me to not put it back down. It’s not as typical as the horror books I have read because the scariness didn’t seem forced “He spun around, but there was nobody…Just for an instant…He’d seen someone standing in front of the door of the shower. Someone very tall” (Wooding 100). A right amount of suspense was deposited in certain scenes. Also, there were a few comic sections in the book, which was fitting with the story.
Ambrose Bierce uses characterization, irony, and foreshadowing to create forms of suspense in An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge. In part one of the story, Bierce creates suspense in the form of expectancy by characterizing who Peyton Farquhar is thought to be by directly telling what he looks like. He states: He was a civilian, if one might judge from his habit, which was that of a planter. His features were good--a straight nose, firm mouth...dark hair combed straight back, falling behind his ears to the collar of his well fitting coat...
The handsome protagonist Roger Thornhill, played by Cary Grant, is mistakenly pursued by the antagonist Vandamm (James Mason) and his group of henchmen. Roger’s life is turned upside down by being falsely accused of murder, a seductive blonde (Eva Marie Saint) and near death experiences in the action thriller (North By Northwest). Alfred Hitchcock has become well known for his acquitted style earning the nickname ‘master of suspense’ (www.biography.com). North By Northwest is a hybrid film that involves elements of adventure, crime and mystery with the main genre being thriller and action (www.imdb.com). In an action thriller, the audience should expect to feel a wave of emotions leaving them anxious and uncertain which creates suspense and
Up-and-coming Novelist Brings New Life to Juvenile Fiction Sheila Adam McIntyre’s protagonists make readers recall the appeal of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and The Hardy Boys. Sheila Adam McIntyre published The Secret in the Forest (Infinity Publishing, 2010), her first teenage mystery novel that features her trademark characters Jonathan Taylor and Buzz Cameron, a pair of adventurous 13-year-old boys. Their recklessness and desire for adventure land them in a forbidden forest, a place with a scary, creepy reputation. Readers see a bit of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and The Hardy Boys in Jonathan and Buzz, who enter the forest despite grave warning from their parents. As the two boys dig deeper into the mysterious woodlands, they stumble
A tornado destroyed a small town in Washington and a family was found murdered, leaving the town of Cherrystone devastated. In A Cold Dark Place by Gregg Olsen, the investigation for the killer of the Martin family and the search for son of the Martin family that made it out alive, along with detective Emily Kenyon’s daughter continues. I believe my book is one of the best books in the mystery and crime genres and would grade it a 9 out of 10, which is equivalent to an A-. In A Cold Dark Place, I took 1 point off of the grading portion due to the fact that it was confusing to track at the very beginning.
A reader said, “ [It] had the best ending I’ve seen in a long time.” At the beginning all Hollis wants is a family and in the end, she gets one. In conclusion, Pictures of Hollis Woods is an amazing book to read! Some readers might say, that towards the center of the book the story moves slowly, but if you read to the end it’s terrific! And, the book has fantastic struggles the main character goes through, fantastic scenes, and an incredible
3. This book is one of the great classics of literature. It’s impact on modern pop culture and the modern horror genre are outstanding. I am very glad I read this book. I adore all the little details in this book that make you wonder if it could ever be real.
Without a doubt, this was a very interesting read that wasn’t too slow. I know this from personal experience and because I’ve been told numerous times by my peers, but a lot of books we’ve had to read because of school are usually slow and reading them seems like a hassle. This is anywhere but true for this one, the storyline is so intriguing with a flowing beginning, middle, and end. Most teenagers are introduced to so many things that try to lure them into the dark side. The truly scary part about that is that you never know when someone is trying to pull you to that side.
This book was a very good book to read. I think it was very catchy and once you get into the first chapter it pulls you in. Butler does a real good job of creating an atmosphere of suspense in Monkey Man and I found myself not wanting to put the book down until the whole mystery was revealed. The characterization was decent, especially with Sam, a girl that doesn't want to give up hope about Sarah because she functions with her heart
Into The Woods The musical “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine is a metaphor for life in many ways, but the most prominent one is the woods symbolizing life itself. The prologue song “Into The Woods” is about each of the character’s dreams and wishes. Cinderella wishes to go to the festival, Little Red Riding Hood wants to deliver bread to Granny, and the Baker and his wife want to have a child, even though the witch cursed their lineage.
