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Character and Story Make Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing a Future Classic

This is a positive book review of Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing. The student highlights elements of characterization, atmosphere, and the prose itself as strengths. The student argues that some sedate pacing is balanced out by the murder mystery at the heart of the novel.
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Bridget's feedback:

"This is an impressive book review that explores and evaluates the novel with depth and detail. You do a good job balancing your personal opinion and reaction with evidence from the text as well as more objective assessments of the novel's craft. The organization, structure, and flow across the paragraphs is likewise very good, moving the reader along smoothly.

When discussing Owens' prose, if there is a short phrase or sentence you feel really exemplifies what you appreciate in the book's style, you might consider including some brief quotation to add texture to your analysis of the writing. You are a strong writer with an engaging voice; as you continue developing as a writer, continue refining your diction for precision and clarity.

For this book review, my main recommendation is about conventions, and in particular working with the book's title. Italicized novel titles and proper capitalization give readers visual cues, ensuring readability; further, it becomes a major aspect of developing ethos since the project itself is about the book. Your grammar and punctuation are strong, so you don't want repeated, easily fixed errors to undermine the good work on the page."

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