Narration vs Writing Fiction: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Narration, Literary Criticism
Narration
Newly famous in the wake of the publication of her groundbreaking Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein delivered her Narration lectures to packed audiences at the University of Chicago in 1935. Stein had not…
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Writing Fiction
The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision by providing…
The verdict
- Readers rate Writing Fiction highest: Writing Fiction 4.1 · Narration 3.7.
- Narration is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Writing Fiction.
- Writing Fiction has the widest readership — 4053 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Narration | Writing Fiction | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (4053) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.9 (17) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (2) |
Reception
| Narration | Writing Fiction | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 4053 |
| Editions | 20 | 27 |
| Citations | 27 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 5664 |
| Reading it now | — | 863 |
| Written reviews | — | 388 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5523 | — |
| Pages | 62 | 397 |