Talk:List of contemporary epistolary novels
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[edit] Cleaning
Does anyone else think this page is a mess? There is no real order to the examples given, that I can see. Perhaps put the examples in a bulleted list form, either chronologically or alphabetical by author or book title? Jennifu 23:29, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
- Ok, I rearranged the page so that the entries are arranged alphabetically by author. However, it's still a mess. Some of the entries here also appear on the main epistolary novel page, which is fine as long as it's consistent and all the books mentioned on the main page appear here as well. There are also grammar problems in the list, as well as a lot of unneeded and/or repetitive commentary. I think the best solution might be to put the contents of the article in table form, with the following columns: Author, Title of Work, Year Published, Format (i.e. Is the book written using letters, e-mails, newspaper clippings, diaries, or some other type of document), and Other Comments. True, lists aren't usually written as a table, so I'm not going to change it yet, but this DOES still need cleaning. Jennifu 18:29, 5 May 2007 (UTC
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- The list is now a table. Feel free to revert it back to a list if you feel it would be better that way. However, I think it's cleaner now, though it still could use some work. Jennifu 01:17, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Griffin and Sabine Trilogy
Would the Griffin and Sabine trilogy by Nick Bantock be considered "epistolary novels"? (Please edit to a statement if so or delete if not. Thank you.). This question was mistakenly put in the article, instead of the talk page at 08:56, 21 January 2007 by 129.64.56.40 --Ozhiker 19:09, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Sorry. I did that. There was nothing on the discussion page and I wasn't sure how to start things off. Anyway, the Griffin and Sabine trilogy is almost 100% epistolary (beautifully illustrated post cards, letters, telegrams) but I don't know if it satisfies the definition and use of epistolary novel as used here. Even though there isn't a lot of exposition (words), I'm inclined to vote 'yes' but I don't know who's in charge.
[edit] Green Mile - by Stephen King
"The Green Mile (1996), also by Stephen King was written in a collection of six, one-hundred page books, and in its introduction King explains why he wanted it published in epistolary form, calling them "chapbooks."
It's been awhile since I read this novel, but I don't recall it being epistolary. I don't recall it being written in letters, or anything similar. Being written as 'chapbooks' makes it a 'serial novel' but it has nothing to do with being epistolary. Gavroche42 17:39, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Letters from an American Farmer
by John Hector de Crevecoeur St. John is one, but I'll probably destroy the table if I try to add it. FerralMoonrender (MyTalk • MyContribs • EmailMe) 23:53, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Diaries ?
Not sure that pure diaries (without letters or emails) really belong here. If they do then what about Bridget Jones, and there must be lots of others. If they don't then things like Adrian Mole should go. --138.251.209.181 (talk) 13:03, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
