Wikipedia:Peer review/The Fortunes of Richard Mahony/archive1

The Fortunes of Richard Mahony

This page was rated high importance by Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels and a class B before I had even completed entering my summary of Ultima Thule. What suggestions do others have for improving the page? --Scottandrewhutchins 17:42, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Ooook....some more citations are a must. The comment "This is now recognized as one of the greatest novels in the English language" really needs to be cited. You might also want to elaborate on whether that's just his opinion or the opinion of reputable literary critics as well. Right now, the article just basically describes the novels. This is fine and dandy, but also a bit boring. How about putting in a section regarding popular and critical reception? This would give readers a better idea of the influence these works might have had. Try to also find some images of book covers and put those up as well. Wikipedia articles usually have a 'Notes' section that is separate from a 'References' section. The latter lists the works cited in the article whereas the former actually gives the citations. That's what you need to do here too; currently you've thrown the references and the citations together in one section. I would also request a copyedit from users who are familiar with articles on novels or literature in general.UberCryxic 15:57, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't know how much more specific a citation to a book jacket can be: "Although now out of print, at least outside of Australia, its publisher, William Heinemann Ltd claimed on the jacket to the 1965 edition, 'This is now recognized as one of the greatest novels in the English language.'" The 1965 is the edition I used to write the article, and it's listed as such in the references section. --Scottandrewhutchins 20:58, 21 September 2006 (UTC)