The review is on Fever 1793 by Lauire Anderson it has 4 parts The Citation -Yo

The review is on Fever 1793 by Lauire Anderson
it has 4 parts
The Citation
-You must provide a correct bibliographic citation of your novel in APA format. (We will review how to do this.)
First Question: The Summary
-Tell me, in a general way, what happens in the novel. (Spoilers are fine.) As much as you can, use the terms you have
learned in your English classes over the years to describe events. (Minimum 150 words. If your summary is going over
400 words by itself, you’re going into too much detail.)
Second Question: The Difference
-Almost every time we read a book, there is something in that we would like to change, whether that’s a bad thing that
happened (or didn’t happen) to a character or the way the author described a meal. What’s the one, specific thing you
would most like to change about this book? Why?
Third Question: The Recommendation
-Remembering to be specific, tell me whether or not this book is worth reading, and why. If you liked it, what did you like
about it? If you hated it, what were the worst things?
Fourth Question: Reflection
-What did you think about while you were reading this? Some books have big themes and things to say about the world.
Others we read simply to be entertained. In any case, we are always thinking about something when we read a book. What
did your book make you think of? You must focus your reflection around a specific quotation from the novel, and
you must cite that quotation with a parenthetical reference in APA format.
Heres an example-
The Citation
-Brust, S. (1988). Taltos. New York: Ace.
First Question: The Summary
In Steven Brust’s Taltos, a human assassin named Vlad is hired to steal a staff. The person hiring him is Morrolan, a Dragaeran—these guys are basically elves, and they rule the world. After some sneaking and some fighting, Vlad successfully steals the staff. He also gets an odd magical chain that seems to disrupt magic. He names it Spellbreaker, and it helps him survive stealing the staff. Morrolan and Vlad go to visit Sethra Lavode, an ancient Dragaeran who might also be a vampire (it’s complicated). Sethra explains that the staff has the soul of an important Dragaeran named Aliera in it, and that Morrolan and Vlad are going to have to go to the Paths of the Dead to bargain with the Lords of Judgment (the gods) to allow this Dragaeran woman to come back to life. Bringing Aliera back to life is the main conflict of the novel. Morrolan and Vlad take a long trip to the waterfall that starts the Paths, then have some complicated adventures in the paths that involve a lot of swordfights and a dragon. Vlad tells off a number of people (souls? again, it’s complicated). They successfully bargain with the gods and return to the living world through a witchcraft ritual that Vlad invents on the spot. Aliera returns and becomes the
heir to the Empire in the novel’s resolution.
Second Question: The Difference
I would most like to change Vlad’s memories. He has trouble remembering what happens to him in the Paths of the Dead, and it seems like something Brust did just to keep the drama going. I think that there are better ways to keep the tension without meddling with the protagonist’s mind. This is particularly true for a novel that is set in the character’s own past. (As a first person narrator, Vlad is looking back on these events.)
Third Question: The Recommendation
If you like fantasy adventures and witty, excellently sarcastic conversations, Taltos is a great book for you. The story is fast-paced and engaging, and the characters are all their own special kind of jerk. (Trust me, it works.) It is a really nice change of pace from the Tolkien-esque style of Epic Quests That Take Forever. The conversations between Vlad and his familiar, Loiosh, are especially entertaining.
Fourth Question: Reflection
“Everyone should, at least once, have the chance to witness a fight between two wizards. I’d have preferred to watch this one from more of a distance, though.” (Brust, 1988, p. 61). Reflection: This quotation comes during the theft of the staff, when Morrolan is having a magical duel with the staff’s owner. I picked it because it shows that there’s action—the passage goes on to describe the spells flying back and forth—but also because it shows Vlad’s attitude toward these things. It’s a little practical, a little sarcastic. Vlad gets scared when normal people would get scared, even though he’s an excellent fighter and assassin. I think even the short quote captures Brust’s authorial voice and attitude.

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