"Uglies the book". http://www.uglies.com. 2006. Web. 5 Oct. 2012.
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Suspense
To me, suspense is a huge part of a book that I like. I like suspense because I like not knowing for a certain amount of time what may or may not happen to the main character, or someone the main character knows. In my book, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, I think suspense is used in many ways, such as, "The sunlight seemed wrong, twisted out of shape, like the Boss's neck. As if the world had become horribly distorted while she was among the trees. 'Where?' she murmured. 'We have to go to my parents' house.' " (Westerfeld Uglies 332). This creates suspense for me, because I didn't know if his parents (David's parents) were going to be ok or not, or if they had left their home and I didn't know where they would have gone if they did leave. Another spot in my book where suspense is used, is here, "A hand grabbed her chin and forced it up. She blinked, and a dazzling red light flashed. The Special looked at the device closely. 'Hey, it's her.' Tally shook her head. 'No.' The other Special looked at the readout, nodding confirmation. 'Tally Youngblood?' She didn't answer. They lifted her feet and dusted her off. 'Come with us. Dr.Cable wants to see you immediately.' " (Westerfeld Uglies 303). At this point in the story, I didn't know whether they Specials were going to completely blow Tally's cover of being a spy even though she now LIKED the smoke (where uglies run away to when they don't want ot become pretty). I didn't know if Shay would ever talk to her again, and I really didn't know how Tally would react!
I agree with you, sespence is very important to the plot of the story. One of my favourite writing tools they use is when they give us pieces of a character past and we feel sespence to know the truth about what has happened to them. What do you like the best about suspence?
ReplyDeleteI like not knowing exactly what might or will happen. I like thinking that there's a possibility that there could be a HUGE twist in the story line!
DeleteI think your blog post is written with a lot of detail, and it is very interesting. I like how you added the picture of the cover of your novel, which gives the person reading this blog post an idea of the book. I think suspense is something a book should have too because it engages the reader and it is an element that makes a story good!
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