Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Collaboration/2007

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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is an American romance novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne; it is generally considered to be his masterpiece.

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• Generally a fairly complete article, but needs an info box, as well as the addition of various sections, to be conformed to WikiProject Novels Standards. - Runch 16:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• This novel is a strong candidate for top-importance and I feel that it should follow Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Doctor Zhivago in priority for attention. --Sordel 14:43, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
• Wasn't the letter "A" in the sky formed by the northern lights, not a meteor? There is text at the bottom of the plot that looks as if it were an earlier introduction that was not fully incorporated into the newer text. WikiParker 18:08, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Midnight's Children

Given that this is the "Booker of Booker's" this article is a joke! :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 10:45, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

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• This is major novel by a major modern author and the article as current is only a minor stub! :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 10:45, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Adam Bede

Adam Bede is George Eliot's first novel, published pseudonymously in 1859. As her first novel, Adam Bede was a great success with both critics and public alike. It remains one of the Victorian Era's best examples of the realist novel (see Realism (arts)).

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• A true stub, needs an info box, multiple sections - lots of work. - Runch 16:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• This is major novel by a major modern author and the article as current is only a minor stub! :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 10:45, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Tom Jones is a classic comic novel by Henry Fielding. It was published in 1749, enjoyed immediate popularity and has inspired several adaptations, including an Academy Award-winning film and a television miniseries.

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• Currently contains some good information, but has no info box, no plot summary or character listings, or any discussion of book's thematic elements or historical significance. - Runch 16:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• I have a good bibliography for this book that would aid editors in their contributions. Awadewit 21:30, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
• Fielding's 300th birthday will be on 22 April 2007, so this is excellent timing. Tom Jones is considered one of the earliest English novels. I have begun adding the text of the novel on Wikisource. The novel includes 18 books, of which only 2 have been summarized in the current WP article. --EncycloPetey 00:33, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
• I have almost finished reading the novel and have included a comprehensive plot summary with relevant quotations as required. As this is such a huge novel, I felt it important to include a lot of detail so that researchers or interested-parties can have a very clear understanding of Tom Jones's winding plot and its considerable cast of characters. Ivankinsman 06:56, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Moby-Dick

This is a vital article and currently very lacking. Given the subject matter, the article should be FA-class, not barely qualified for B-class. Noclip 16:59, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

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A Series of Unfortunate Events

This widly popular childen's book series deserves a much better article than this. There is a lot od speculation and unsourced material. Clamster5 03:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

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• Incredibly important book series and very popular, however subject to much speculation and unverified claims. In need of a big cleanup from those who aren't too familiar with the series and can be more subjective. <3Clamster 00:14, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
• This is also on WP:ACID as well!•Felix• ^T 18:56, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Live and Let Die (novel)

This is the second James Bond book. But I am nominating it because it is also the WikiProject James Bond Collaboration of the fortnight from June 30 2007 until July 14 2007. So that is why I am quickly pushing this for this Collaboration, as it needs good work. SpecialWindler talk 07:02, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

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• I notice each James Bond novel article has slightly different layout and content. Maybe a good idea to have a standard layout for each book, such as similar Headlines and using First Edition Cover in the Infobox. Boylo 15:19, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
• Well done on the GA, you have a good team working on that collaboration. Boylo 11:14, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

The Plague

The Plague (fr. La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947. Generally taken as a metaphoric treatment of the French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II, The Plague is interpreted to mean much more. Camus uses extreme hardships (e.g., pain, suffering, and death) to represent the human world.

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• Needs an info box, expansion of plot summary and characters, as well as more discussion of the philosophical and historical significance. - Runch 16:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Good Lord! Why isn't there more information here? This is arguably one of the most important French novels of the 20th century. --EncycloPetey 18:00, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
• I have notified the French Wikipedia (on fr:La Peste & fr:Albert Camus) of the selection of this novel for Novel COTM. Hopefully, we can pull in a few good contributions from persons reading in the original French. --EncycloPetey 01:10, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

The Firm

The novel is one of the most widely known books made by John Grisham. High notability but only a start? [|.K.Z|][|.Z.K|] 06:19, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

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• The book's been made into a film, and catapulted the highly successful legal thriller author into stardom. It definitely needs to be improved. Article consist of only a small plot. --[|.K.Z|][|.Z.K|] 06:19, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

• Beyond that, the summary that exists is copied word for word from answers.com, and is a poor summary at that! I googled it, and and wiki, and answers.com are the only sites I could find on it! It's ridiculous that the article is so poor, for such an important book! justice 22:06, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Actually "Answer.com" is one of those sites that appear to take a feed of data from wikipedia. So they bound to be the same, inly variying for a short time just after changes to wikipedia. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 10:03, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I realized that about thirty minutes after I made that post, but forgot to go back and change it. Sorry. But it's beside the point, in my opinion. The book needs a good summary. justice 20:57, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

The Handmaid's Tale

This bestselling and award winning novel's article is unfortunately rife with OR and unsourced claims. It reads like a term paper, and could greatly benefit from some quality research. María: (habla conmigo) 13:37, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

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• Don't know the book but the article does look like it at least needs a spring clean and referencing. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 13:46, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
• Book is studied at A-level in the UK Million_Moments 07:08, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

It's a very important novel, but the article's a mess. Almost everything in it is a list, and its state has been slowly worsening for awhile now. I'm not a member of the WikiProject, but it seems like the article's in dire need of some attention. 17Drew 10:26, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

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• Yes, truly appalling state; and considering the amount of literature that has been written on this work, there ought to be many more references. - TwoOars (Rev) 15:12, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
• A good place to start looking for sources is here. Awadewit | talk 02:39, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers is the third published novel of D.H. Lawrence, taken by many to be his earliest masterpiece. It tells the story of Paul Morel, a young man and a budding artist. This autobiographical novel is a brilliant evocation of life in a working class mining community.

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• Needs work, albeit not as much as many of the others on this list. - Runch 16:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)