The books have a strong, original central character and taut, linear narratives, full of action and incident; they often feature strong female characters and are surprisingly popular among women; and there are lots of them — 17 titles so far, outnumbering even the original James Bond novels.
On why this narrative structure of action does not entail that the self as such has a narrative structure, see Crowell (2004).
From a more empirical perspective, the neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga (2011) has introduced the idea of an "interpreter module" based in the left hemisphere that makes sense of our actions in any inferential way and constructs an ongoing narrative of our actions and experience.
This is no dry history, but an absorbing narrative, full of action and intrigue, with historical figures so complex in their motivations and compelling in their characterisation that they leap off the page.
The families have been in litigation for years and their suits alleging misconduct and cover-ups helped to change the narrative of police actions following the hurricane.
The format of reports during his chairmanship was a little less structured than previously, and more like a running narrative of policy actions taken and the economic conditions behind them.
Set within the confines of its repeating narrative of non-action is a kernel of truth so crystallised it is hard to look the other way.
In the current-day protectionist narrative of humanitarian action, largely known as the heroic narrative, the (white, male) West is the heroic saviour and 'guarantor of progressive values such as security, freedom, and peace' (Gurd 2006, p. 30), who brings 'peace and human rights to local communities that need saving' (Benedicto 2005, p. 105).
Facts are not what this is about, feeding a narrative of no action is what this is about, because they understand that a bad economy helps them in the Fall.
Third, narratives are made up not only of actions and events but also of characters or personages.
