Plot vs. character.(An Atomic Romance)(Book Review)

From: The Women's Review of Books | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

An Atomic Romance

By Bobbie Ann Mason

New York: Random House, 2005, 266 pages, $24.95, hardcover

For the last decade I have been involved in one of those odd arguments that perhaps only novelists have. It developed as I talked to other novelists, particularly those who were adamant that the most important thing about a book was its plot--the story outline that you really ought to be able to render in 25 words or less. Now, I read and enjoy books that originate from such designs--but that is not how I approach writing. I have never been able to summarize anything I put ...

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