How to start critical analytical essay?

Most of the time. More critical when I go back to edit. Yes.

It has affected the way I read books. I go on Goodreads and write reviews, and I comment on how this author used too much passive voice (like loads in the first half), and how the writer kept starting with the same damn word, but then I got comments back like "but the story was great" and I was like no, not even that was great. I didn't know which was worse: the actual shallow, unrealistic story line or the sloppy writing.

So yeah, reading more has helped me know more about what makes a good book. The more I read, the more easier it is to spot and pick up on things that I wouldn't even bat an eyelid to when I first started out. Like some people ask for critique on this website, most beginners, who have said they read many books, but judging by their writing, you'd think not.

Like how many published books doesn't have a full stop, comma, exclamation mark or speech mark at the end of each sentence, whether in dialogue or not? (Apart from in cases such as "I don't know" was all I said, which pops up in some books I read, like THG, but other than that, seriously?) Also I have learnt to shorten things down. Cut out things that are obvious, like: "I looked up to the sky at the sun" when where else is the sun going to be?

And I could just have put: "I looked at the sun." Flow too. Passive and active.

Just a lot of things, and none of them I learnt in five seconds flat. Everything, to me, has been a gradual process and I am still gradually learning, and I still will be next year and the year after and the year after that.... :).

I'll be honest, I've become super picky. It's horrible, I know, but true. If something doesn't start a certain way or I don't like the wording, I don't want to read it.

If it's not good on something, I'll comment on it. It has to be up to a certain standard for me to enjoy it. However, there are times where the writing is actually enjoyable and I pass over those flaws that bug me.

If it's done right, things flow seamlessly. There are times where my sister will like a book and I don't because I'm so picky and I will mention everything that's wrong with it. She doesn't see it.

I do. I think it's because of the writing/reading a ton makes me so picky. Sometimes I wish for the days when I was naive about things... But if you look at my reviews that I have done, they're harsh, critical and honest.

Most of which are saying how much I don't like a book. XD.

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