# Talk:Meantime (novel)

It's less a plot synopsis than a condensed version of the novel: I hardly need to bother reading the book now.
Nuttyskin (talk) 18:48, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Meantime (book)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Unexpectedlydian (talk · contribs) 10:47, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Hey Bilorv, I'll be reviewing this article using the table below. Comments to follow shortly! Unexpectedlydian♯4talk‽ 10:47, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Bilorv, I've completed the initial review. A few comments and suggestions are in the table below. Do let me know if you have any questions! Unexpectedlydian♯4talk‽ 17:49, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, Unexpectedlydian! I've done my best to implement each point, except the two I mention below. I've gone through Reception and I'm sure it could improve further but hopefully it reads better with more sparing quotes.
I think I prefer the Analysis section without subheadings—they have topic sentences but four paragraphs isn't too long for a section and they're on four different topics that are not the shortest to accurately summarise.
I don't think there is a great SNP image to use: the logo is a bit underwhelming and no real politicians are mentioned; the reviewers also didn't delve much into the politics of Boyle's treatment of them. I thought about a University of Glasgow image but it's a little superficial as it's mentioned so briefly in the novel; another representative image of Glasgow would be possible but no specific real locations feature heavily in the book. I like the flag but I can take it out if you think it's redundant.
Let me know if you'd like to come back on anything or if there's any more improvements to make. — Bilorv (talk) 19:29, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi Bilorv, thanks for coming back so quickly! Happy to leave the Analysis section as is. Also happy for the Scotland flag to remain, I don't think it's essential but it does fit with the topic. Thank you for looking at the quotations–maybe some of the sentences could be reworded further, but that's not a GA requirement and very happy for this to be promoted now. Well done! Unexpectedlydian♯4talk‽ 20:24, 22 January 2023 (UTC)