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Olen 31-vuotias lukija ja kirjoittaja Kainuusta.

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Artemis Kelosaari: Kannibaalikirja - Kirjoituksia ihmissyönnin historiasta (Hardcover, suomi language, Salakirjat) 4 stars

Kannibaalikirja: kirjoituksia ihmissyönnin historiasta on ensimmäinen suomalainen asiateos ihmissyönnistä, eräästä äärimmäisestä tabusta. Se etsii vastausta …

Review of 'Kannibaalikirja - Kirjoituksia ihmissyönnin historiasta' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Ihan viihdyttävä, jos nyt kannibalismista kertovasta kirjasta voi noin sanoa (miksei voisi?). Fiktioluettelon, no, luettelomaisuus pudotti yhden tähden pois.

Jessica Brody: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback, 2018, Ten Speed Press) 4 stars

Review of 'Save the Cat! Writes a Novel' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I think I've read too many writing books recently. That could explain the 4/5 rating I gave. Because I honestly think this is a 5/5 book.

I'm not making a lot of sense, am I?

I enjoyed the book, but it just... didn't feel like "enough" for me. I don't know. It's way past my bedtime, why am I trying to write a review? Read this book and write your novel, stop reading my nonsense.

Daniel Joshua Rubin: 27 Essential Principles of Story (2020, Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated) 5 stars

Review of '27 Essential Principles of Story' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I received a free eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you.

This was a very, very interesting read, and definitely useful. I guess most of all I enjoyed the mini exams, because they made the book more interactive, not just read read read, but actually read think read think read think.

I really feel like this book made me a better writer, my stories stronger, my prose more effective, and so forth. I loved how well the examples were analyzed and not just... thrown in there, like in some other books that try to achieve the same end.

I will definitely return to this book later on, just to refresh things, to gain a deeper understanding of some concepts. Some things just can't be deeply understood with one read-through. All in all, I would say that this book requires rereads, not because it's a hard …