Talk:The Golem's Eye

message: The covers are a lot less scary in Canada it's also mor cartoony for younger readers eye suspect pun intended anyway I think we should have that picture. Jamhaw 15:27, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Covers!

message: I've deleted the very weried plot summery as it is bascially just review/essay that has no reason to be here Phillipmorantking 15:02, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strange Synopsis

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Bartimaeus 2.jpg

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with File:Golemseye.jpg

message: This is not an encyclopedic article.  A scholarly article (considering the likely junior audience), would include things like:
*1a) a concise summary of what this book is about (i.e. fiction, fantasy, alternate reality, cartoon, witchcraft, wizardry, whatever) - this is NOT a summary of the plot;
*1b) a concise summary of what the series is about
*1c) how this book integrates with the rest of the series;
*2) the major characters and their role in the plot;
*3) the sociological and epistemological (look it up) themes it plays on;
*4) the setting of the book (when - future, past, present), where (earth, heaven, some fantasy place), and the kind of situation the characters find themselves in (facing danger, adventuring, leading ordinary lives, etc);
*5) what does the title of the book refer to;
*6) a short description of what the author is known for, anything else he's written, his general style, etc;
*7) a summary of the critiques in any available commercial book reviews;
*8) contrast and compare with other books with related themes
These might just be the beginning. And of course, heed the [plot] tag: the plot summary need be no longer than say, 3-4 modest paragraphs (currently 11).Sbalfour (talk) 01:18, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  entire article reads like Junior HS book report 

message: I've cut down the summary by about 25% by omitting trivia from Kitty's reverie about her childhood.  The significant thing there wasn't the numbers associated with her fines, but what impact being assaulted and her friend nearly killed by a magician over an accident had on her attitude toward the ruling class (magicians), and her motivation to join the resistance.  Again, a JHS-ish summary that fails completely to note the important points.  The purpose of Kitty's reverie is to re-assess a value judgement made long ago for an emotional reason, and determine whether the danger, including arrest and imprisonment, or even death, of remaining in the resistance is outweighted by adherance to principles she is now coming to doubt.  
The entire summary is rote regurgitation, and worthless -  it doesn't tell us what matters.   It can be cut down another half or two-thirds, or even eliminated.  A professional writer or literary reviewer needs to redraft this article.Sbalfour (talk) 00:56, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  plot summary section 

message: I contributed substantially to these, and regret it.  As I edit other A, GA and FA class articles on books, I increasingly recognize that these kinds of "no-effort" list sections don't belong in scholarly articles.  They can and have become, a kind of "me, too" thing: each person who adds an item 'one-ups' all the other persons who didn't think of it.  They aren't scholarship, and don't belong in the article.  I've just blanked one section, and risked administrator sanction.  I'm not going to blank these, too, though, to focus on what's important in this article, these should go. Somebody help me. Sbalfour (talk) 03:00, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sections Principal characters, List of Magical whatevers