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Title: A Great Book, if a Little Lengthy
Review: After reading this book on loan from the local library, I decided I simply had to have my own copy. The analysis of the seven basic plot types, plus two sub-plots, provides a wonderful over view of each genre, setting forth the key elements of each.For those readers who are willing to really mine this work for all of its gold, I would strongly recommend as an accompanying text "The Soul of Screenwriting: On Writing, Dramatic Truth, and Knowing Yourself" by Keith Cunningham. Although the title suggests the book is aimed essentially for those interested in screenwriting, I believe it could be profitably used by any writer of fiction. Keith really puts meat on the bones that Christopher lays out.
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