How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One, (Paperback)

from Scarchin

I loved this exploration of the potential, power, and beauty that can be contained in one sentence. I highly recommend this to readers and writers.

from nbmars

Ostensibly, this is a book about how to craft an effective sentence. But it is also a celebration of those who have done it really well. Much of the book consists of examples by writers who perfected the art of constructing sentences, and by so doing helped us to perceive reality more beautifully...

from kateking

Stanley Fish argues that sentences rather than words are the material that writers work with. Piles of words mean nothing until they slide into their ordained places, until they relate to each other in particular and logical ways, until they combine with other words to make meaning. If we want to...

from RandyMetcalfe

Simply delightful. Stanley Fish appreciates "sentences that take your breath away." His enthusiasm is infectious, fuelled by examples drawn from great literature. He makes you want to read each of those works (and countless others) slowly, so that you can savour every last sentence. This is not a...

from Hebephrene

While the sections on parataxis and hypotaxis (additive and subordinating style respectively) are worth the price of admission, the title is deceptive since Fish is less interested in helping you write better sentences than he is in analyzing those he likes. So the subtile would be more accurate....