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Book Review Analysis

Marigold

Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers'

Favorite Marigold is a romantic suspense short
story written by A.L. Wright. Lyle’s Marine
training had held him in good stead throughout
his long years of solitude and captivity. He had
filled his days with calisthenics, yoga and body-
weight training for his body and mind, and his
nights were filled with dreams -- of her. She was
so real to him in those dreams. Every muscle
and sinew, her proud figure standing by his side
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matter what they encountered. Not even remembering his own name after his seven long
years alone, he had never thought of her as having a name either, but he knew, waking or
sleeping, that she was there for him. When he finally did hear voices outside his cell, he
marveled at the thought that just maybe he would finally be freed and, indeed, his cell door
was opened, and a man in combat attire was there speaking to him. He was stunned to hear
that Lyle had been imprisoned for so long, but nowhere near as stunned as Lyle was when
he saw her. Her name was Colonel Anissa Medina, and she was everything he had come to
know and love at night in his dreams, and she had come for him.

A.L. Wright’s romantic suspense short story, Marigold, is a provocative and

moving tale about a man whose dream comes true. I couldn’t help but feel for Lyle’s
suffering through those long years of imprisonment, years when he almost seems to lose
his whole sense of identity, and I rejoiced with him at his sudden release. Wright’s plot is
captivating and atmospheric as the two dream-lovers get to realize each other in the flesh.
Their dialogue is richly cadenced as Anissa shows him her world and brings him to the
house that will be theirs. Marigold is most highly recommended.

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existed in the given review text
Review text 1: Marigold reviewed by Jack Magnus
Text Analysis:
Components Evidence
Social The purpose is to inform the a) Don’t give up on the situation (it can be
Function readers about the Marigold seen from how the guy in the story kept
book story in a brief his mind in peace even though he was
summary. The reviewer imprisoned for years and still believe
implicitly told the reader that would be someone out there who
about the lesson learned in the always cherished for him) – “He had
filled his days with calisthenics, yoga
story above;
and body-weight training for his body
and mind, and his nights were filled with
dreams -- of her. She was so real to him
in those dreams. Every muscle and
sinew, her proud figure standing by his
side no matter what they encountered.
Not even remembering his own name
after his seven long years alone, he had
never thought of her as having a name
either, but he knew, waking or sleeping,
that she was there for him.”
b) Be someone that can bring the whole
new beautiful world (the girl in this story
is seen like the encouraging person, the
girl healed the boy’s wound by bringing
him into her world and then brought him
home) – “Their dialogue is richly
cadenced as Anissa shows him her world
and brings him to the house that will be
theirs.”

Generic Introduction: The background
Structure information of the text, or the
summary or the orientation.
The first paragraph of this review text tells
the events in the story and the participants
of this story. It starts mentioning the ‘him’
and ‘her’ and how the participants in the
story lived and reinforced through
imprisoning.
Evidence: “ Lyle’s Marine training
had held him in good stead
throughout his long years of solitude
and captivity. He had filled his days
with calisthenics, yoga and body-
weight training for his body and
mind, and his nights were filled with
dreams -- of her. She was so real to
him in those dreams.”
 Appreciation or evaluation
and also interpretative recount reviewer opinion and appreciation toward
the Marigold novel.
Evaluative Summation: The
last opinion consisting the
appraisal or the punch line of
the art works being criticized.
Language In the paragraph 1 it used
Features mostly past simple and some
in present perfect and past
perfect since it tells about the
summary of the story in the
novel.
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The second paragraph tells about the
Evidence:
“A.L. Wright’s romantic suspense short
story, Marigold, is a provocative and
moving tale about a man whose dream
comes true.”
“Marigold is most highly recommended.”
The las sentence of the second paragraph
“Marigold is most highly recommended.”
It can be seen from some sentences below:
a) Lyle’s Marine training had held him in
good stead throughout his long years of
solitude and captivity. (present perfect)
b) He had filled his days with calisthenics,
yoga and body-weight training for his
body and mind, and his nights were
filled with dreams -- of her. (past
perfect)
c) She was so real to him in those dreams.
(past simple)
d) Her name was Colonel Anissa Medina,
and she was everything he had come to
know and love at night in his dreams,
and she had come for him. (past simple
and past perfect)