Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Collaboration/2007
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.
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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)
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Live and Let Die (novel)
This is the second
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- Cliff smith 17:14, 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
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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 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. talk 02:39, 10 November 2007 (UTC)]
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers is the third published
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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)