When plot is the main focus of excitement, summarize plot up to a climactic moment and stop:"To find out what happened next, read...." Use with adventure suspense, thrillers, mystery, science fiction.
Describe one of the main characters in detail, or become one of the main characters and tell about yourself. Describe briefly several of the main characters, either from a first or third person point of view. Good for autobiography, death and dying, handicapped, some problem novels, especially those written in first person, and any other title where a character is the main focus of the action in the book.
Tell one episode or short story from a collection completely, including its resolution. Choose an episode early in the book, and one that gives the flavor of the characters and action. Good for collections of short stories or plays, for books with chapters that stand alone, or for nonfiction that involves telling a series of events.
Capture a unique writing style or mood of the book, using quotes from it, reading short excerpts aloud, or stringing together phrases and sentences from the book to make your talk sound like the book. To create a mood, (spooky or mysterious, for example), use your voice, changing the pitch, pace, and rhythm, and pausing for effect to heighten the suspense.
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