TOW #8 - A Fisherman And His Beautiful First Mate, On The Run In 'Girl From Venice'

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/19/497840054/a-fisherman-and-his-beautiful-first-mate-on-the-run-in-girl-from-venice

I read a book review by Bethanne Patrick for my TOW this week. Patrick has a vast resume, which includes her own television show on PBS, "The Book Studio", a master degree in English from the University of Virginia and 3 published books. Interestingly enough, Patrick also is the founder of the hashtag on Twitter, "#FridayReads". In this review, she talks about Martin Cruz Smith's latest book, 'Girl From Venice', a fiction piece that take place during the Nazi-Germany time. Her purpose is to critique it and give readers a brief overview of what the book is about. She seems to be giving the book a positive recommendation, endorsing and praising Cruz Smith’s writing through her own writing.

Patrick uses specific diction to help her incorporate her purpose. She comments, "Suspense, romance, spying, action — this novel has a little bit of everything, and it works". Through her use of Asyndeton, Patrick is able to list the things she felt important to the novels. The fact that there are multiple descriptions that contrast from each other shows that "Girl from Venice" has a lot in store for a large audience. By opening her sentence with this, it also gives suspense and excitement to what the book entails. This is strategic of her, as by conveying that "Girl from Venice" caters to a variety of different people, she is able to better persuade her audience to consider reading the novel.

Bethanne Patrick is sufficient at proving her purpose. She explores the books different characters, important events and genre, all whilst not giving away any spoilers. It is obvious she enjoyed reading the novel and this is inflected in her tone. Overall, she does well at persuading her audience to read the novel.