THEME NEGATIVE, 1

274a labyrinthine( complex, intricate passageways ,alleys )

Storyline

275 A story of guile, greed, and incompetence.

276. It is a ( see books) of X,’s etc.\, journey through this life of self discovery, fraught (laden with, full of burdened with) surprises and the dangers of etc.

277. With a plethora ( superfluity of, excess of ) of drug-store psychoanalysis ( of treat mental and emotional disorders ,)

278 With a convoluted (tortuous ,winding involved intricate) plot

279. The plot is irrelevant , the main focus or intent is that the theory of etc is etc.

280. It is the sheerest of fiction through and through

281. There is no central theme; each chapter follows another like plodding etc s .

282. The (theme) evolves ( develops into, changes ) into a etc, with rich overtones of etc /

283, The premise ( something assumed, taken for granted .)seems to be a vague/ etc

284. A rehash of the ongoing debate about

285. This book is difficult and depressing reading . 286. The end result is an exhaustive study of etc, and one that does make exhaustive reading .

287,The book is not a text or a treatise, it is an extended personal essay in the self- etcing style , pointed, ironic ( sarcastic, direct opposite of that expected or intended ) academic, in the sense of learned , never intimidating, but always challenging .

288.It is so complex, it defies delineation.(accurately represent )

289 This (see book metaphors) purports to be an informative , discourse on an important issue, but is, in fact a grossly inaccurate, totally biased, and flagrantly , unfair etc,

290. Implicit in x;s etc argument is the fact that,

291 This etc, is laced with one-sided etc, etc, and etc.

292. he writing is pervaded by a sort of a plea for approval of

293. Seems to be an unruffled , narrow-minded view of etc/

294. Such a program spawns hunger, crime and a general etc

295. A new prophet of doom now has appeared to etc.

296.There are distinctive forces sweeping the country and no ec/

297.This etc, is a scenario ( Projected course of action script ) for disaster >

298. It poses the question * How does one man etc, ? “ and, “who etc.?”

299, It warns that we must face the specter ( spirit ,ghostly scene that perturbs the mind ) of the pervasive ( present everywhere at all parts,) of

300. An unsanctimonious (not hypocritically devout ) critical explanation of ec.

301. Of x’s odyssey ( long voyage and trip_) through the corruption and etc, of the senate.

302 .Hitherto ( before this ) unpublished reports on the Machiavellian ( unscrupulous political practices ) intrigues .

303. It is an indignant defense of etc .

304 A devastating inditement of etc