Marilyn Stasio’s pov in her columns is crime novels. All of the columns that I have found are written in the same format. Three crime novel reviews. This is evident in the article due to the liberal use of crime related terminology such as “hot shot of heroin”(Shutter Man) and “popped him (Drawing).” I chose this columnist because I love to read crime novels. Her descriptions of the authors and their works are truthful, highlighting the good and the bad in every novel.
Marilyn Stasio uses many forms of diction and syntax in her columns to show her pov. She mainly uses allusions, elevated language and contrasting positive and negative diction. Stasio alludes to many crime related incidents in her pieces. Using common cop language such as “hot shot (Shutter Man)” and “smuggling (Shutter Man).” Stasio also often uses elevated language and contrasting diction. Words like “civilian (Shutter Man)”, “clandestine (Drawing)”, and “murder (Shutter Man)” frequent her works.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/books/review/richard-montanaris-shutter-man-and-more.html
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/books/review/drawing-a-bead.html?_r=0
