18 books like Making sense

What to read after Making sense — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath · 1948 · ★ 4.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Bell Jar is the only novel written by American poet Sylvia Plath. It is an intensely realistic and emotional record of a successful and talented young woman's descent into madness. Shares Psychology

Red Dragon Thomas Harris · 1981 · ★ 4.1 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Red Dragon is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The plot follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial-killer nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy". The novel introduced the character Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial-killer, whom Graham reluctantly turns to for advice and… Shares Community pick

Mystic river Dennis Lehane · 2001 · ★ 4.2 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Moderate When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave is trying to… Shares Community pick

Presumed Innocent Scott Turow · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 431p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The novel that launched Turow's career as one of America's pre-eminent thriller writers tells the story of Rusty Sabicch, chief deputy prosecutor in a large Midwestern city. With three weeks to go in his boss' re-election campaign, a member of Rusty's staff is found murdered; he is charged with finding the killer, until his boss loses and, incredibly, Rusty finds himself accused of the murder. Shares Community pick

Prayers for rain Dennis Lehane · 1999 · ★ 4.1 · 478p · ≈ 15h · Moderate The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane delivers a shattering tale of evil, depravity, and justice that captures the dark realism of Boston’s gritty blue-collar streets.Private Investigator Patrick Kenzie wants to know why a former client, a perky woman in love with life, could, within six months, jump naked from a Boston landmark -- the final fall in a spiral of self-destruction. What he finds… Shares Community pick

The Line of Beauty Alan Hollinghurst · 2004 · ★ 3.8 · 501p · ≈ 16h · Moderate It is the summer of 1983, and twenty-year-old Nick Guest has moved into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens: conservative Member of Parliament Gerald, his wealthy wife Rachel, and their two children, Toby--whom Nick had idolized at Oxford--and Catherine, highly critical of her family's assumptions and ambitions, who becomes both a friend to Nick and his uneasy… Shares Community pick

The writer's book of memory Janine Rider · 1995 · 153p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Rédaction, Rapports, Report writing, Rhetoric with this book.

Essay Connection Lynn Z. Bloom · 1991 · 753p · ≈ 25h · Challenging Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, English language, Essays with this book.

Ways of reading David Bartholomae · 1987 · ★ 3.6 · 903p · ≈ 30h · Challenging A book of stories and essays by famous writers with comprehensive suggestions for in depth assignment topics for students. Authors included are Saul Bellow, John Berger, Raymond Carver, Robert Coles, Thomas Cottle, Stephen Klineberg, Annie Dillard, Dorothy Dinnerstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Stanley Fish, Paulo Freire, Sigmund Freud, Clifford Geertz, Thomas Kuhn, Joyce Carol Oates, Walker Percy,… Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, Authorship, English language

How to write your own life story Lois Daniel · 1980 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Report writing, Authorship with this book.

Just who do we think we are? Claudia Mitchell · 2004 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Rédaction, Rapports, Report writing, Authorship with this book.

The undergraduate essay Robin Sutton Harris · 1900 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, English language, Essays with this book.

A short guide to writing about literature Sylvan Barnet · 1968 · ★ 3.7 · 394p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Part of Longman's successful Short Guide Series, A Short Guide to Writing about Literature emphasizes writing as a process and incorporates new critical approaches to writing about literature. The twelfth edition continues to offer students sound advice on how to become critical thinkers and enrich their reading response through accessible, step-by-step instruction. This highly respected text is… Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, Authorship, English language

Writing your life Mary Borg · 2010 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Breaks down the barriers of personal narrative with an easy-to-follow guide that includes thought-provoking questions, encouraging suggestions, memory-jogging activities, tips for writing, advice on publishing one's stories in print and online, and examples of ordinary people's writing. Shares Report writing, Authorship

Writing for your life Deena Metzger · 1992 · ★ 3.5 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In the tradition of Annie Dillard and Natalie Goldberg, this resource for writers and non-writers alike shows the act of writing to be a dynamic means of knowing, healing, and creating the body, mind, and spirit. Shares Report writing, Authorship

Autobiographical Writing and Identity in EFL Education

Autobiographical Writing and Identity in EFL Education Shizhou Yang · 2013 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Rhetoric, Authorship, English language with this book.

Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres Hugh Blair · 1783 · ★ 4.2 · 282p · ≈ 9h · Challenging "The lectures on rhetoric by Dr. Hugh Blair are too well known to require an extended introduction. They are based largely upon the system of Aristotle, and have served as the groundwork for many modern textbooks on this subject. In their original form they are too long for the use of present-day students, but in the condensed style in which they are presented in this book it is believed they… Shares Anglais, Rhetoric, English language

From idea to essay Jo Ray McCuen · 1977 · ★ 4.0 · 702p · ≈ 23h · Challenging Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, English language, Essays with this book.

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