Talk:The Secret River (Rawlings book)

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September 2, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Charles Scribner described his suggestion to illustrate Marjorie Rawlings' The Secret River in cream on dark paper as "one of my silent contributions to dissolving the color barrier in the 1950s"?

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GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:The Secret River (Rawlings book)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: GreatOrangePumpkin (talk · contribs) 08:21, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
In the lead, I would first descripe Plot, Background, Themes/Analysis, Publication, Reception. Currently the lead is oddly structured and a bit short

Perhaps link Florida
• I think this would be overlinking—the state entire is a "major geographic features"—but a happy happenstance: we have an article on Central Florida, and so I've linked that instead.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:43, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"her father is unable to catch fish to sell" - why is he unable to do that?

Background should be ahead Themes, I think
• Done.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:58, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Calpurnia's final poem was also eliminated.[13]" - do you know why?

I would move the portal box to the last section to avoid stacking
• Done.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:43, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, retrieval dates in the last section are not needed
• Removed.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:43, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
The pic's fur is a bit unconvincing. A good fur would be eg File:NadineGordimer Burger'sDaughter.jpg. Also the file is very large--Kürbis (✔) 08:21, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Fixed (both aspects).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:43, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Needs a bit work. The lead is a bit problematic. Apart that, I think it meets the criteria. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 18:22, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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