There are just some things that distinguish the good authors from the bad ones. Those things include character development, language choice, plot development, and making a story relate to everyone. Because Paul Beatty has all four of these in his book, "The White Boy Shuffle", he must be classified as a good author. Now I realize he has other books and they could all be horrible, or even better than this one, so you can't …showed first 75 words of 1260 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1260 total…uses those four strengths to make this book very entertaining. It encourages me to read more of his works but I wonder if these strengths are consistent in his writing or not. If they are I have a feeling I have found an author to add to my top ten list that consists of four authors right now. If that confuses you remember I said not to judge my abilities on just this one paper.