This is narrative rather than psychological drama.
Since most of the ornamentation on Greek pottery was narrative rather than purely decorative, such technical advantages were of utmost importance.
In the end, despite its almost 500 pages, One Summer seems curiously slight; Bryson has little interest in analysis beyond the jocular aside, and his connections are narrative, rather than thematic or critical.
It was easier for me to dive into it as someone else's narrative rather than my own.
That would be unfair, however, if it were interpreted to mean that he is bland or pulls punches, for he doesn't—although his books are narratives rather than plugs for any personal political line.
Furthermore, unlike institutional sites, the style of writing of anti-vaccination sites is often narrative rather than scientific and quantitative., Indeed, the more technical the publication is, the smaller its potential readership will be.
But the book is a narrative rather than an analysis, and so it leaves some important questions unanswered.
As a drama it hasn't quite clicked – the emphasis is on narrative rather than character, so it often fails to wholly engage – but it feels like it has legs and warrants further viewing.
Coca-Cola's happiness marketing is a narrative, rather than a story.
"I think that I was much stricter (this time) about trying to produce things that were engaged with narrative, rather than showing that I could write, which young writers tend to do, bless their little hearts," he says.
