Adam Schwartz
Författare till A Stranger on the Planet
Om författaren
Adam, Schwartz is Associate Professor of History at Christendom College. Schwartz is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the American Chesterton Society.
Verk av Adam Schwartz
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- Födelsedag
- 1965-12-22
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Utbildning
- Marquette University (BA)
Northwestern University (MA)
Northwestern University (PhD) - Yrken
- professor (history)
- Organisationer
- American Historical Association
G.K. Chesterton Society
American G.K. Chesterton Society
Conference on Christianity and Literature
Midwest Chesterton Society
New York C.S. Lewis Society (visa alla 7)
Phi Beta Kappa
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Statistik
- Verk
- 8
- Även av
- 4
- Medlemmar
- 56
- Popularitet
- #291,557
- Betyg
- 3.3
- Recensioner
- 5
- ISBN
- 15
- Favoritmärkt
- 1
Schwartz's writing style is really strong; I found his voice to be engaging, original, and witty. He really portrays his characters in all three dimensions.
That being said, the story really hinges on that character development and the plot is quite secondary. Stuff happens, but it really isn't the type of plotline that creates suspense in and of itself. It's more as though you feel the needs and desires of the characters so deeply that you just have to find out what happens to them.
As a total aside: Apparently, the author of this book teaches at my alma mater. I had no idea, but one of my close college friends was on the faculty, and she was excited when she saw I read his book on Facebook. Small world really. I am quite tempted to write him a fan email, lol.… (mer)