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Books : 45 Master Characters

by: Victoria Lynn Schmidt


Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 808 EAN: 9781582975221 ISBN: 1582975221 Label: Writer's Digest Books Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: August 15, 2007 Publisher: Writer's Digest Books Sales Rank: 58192 Studio: Writer's Digest Books	Average Rating: List Price: £9.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £6.99 You Save: £3.00 (30%) Prices subject to change.
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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Why did I buy this?
Echoing other comments about the gender polarisation, I also struggled badly with the completeness of this book. Rather than start with a set of key roles and then take these into a male/female context, it covers ground with no justification as to choice (or much debate on what is a non-master character).

Some of the content is of some use, but the whole book is little more than a large padded out essay

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- Useful, though flawed and feminist
This book claims to be a comprehensive survey of basic character types. It's certainly a useful springboard to developing a character, and is especially good at describing how different character types might interact. But it's not as comprehensive as it claims, and suffers from a sexist, feminist bias.

The sexism is apparent from the beginning, as the two main sections of the book are "male characters" and "female characters", even though several character types appear in both sections. ... Read More

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- My current *favorite* on the book-shelf
I love this book. It's sharp, snappy and informative. The author transmits an enthusiasm for her subject that's hard to miss. Although the characters seem to be 'on a plate' for the reader, my experience is that they become more real when I practise (ie. watch or read and then identify the character type). I'm not sure the use of mythological names is necessary, but they do act as labels - albeit not-completely-memorable labels if you are not familiar with them. I'm already using some of the characters ... Read More

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