In another incarnation I spent some time teaching screenwriting, which, as you may know, is all about structure. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that there is no screenwriting without structure. Typically, that means three acts highlighting a tightly causal chain of events with linear narration. In films that [...]
Popularity: 31% [?]
Tags: On Reading
Synopsis:
Snapshots in the life of a slightly depressed young woman with low self-esteem.
Review:
I loved Sittenfeld’s debut novel Prep, and had high expectations for this one. I was pretty disappointed. Hannah is passive and largely disinterested in life, and this just doesn’t make for a compelling main character, unless her passivity is what the [...]
Popularity: 24% [?]
Tags: American Literature
