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As W. Somerset Maugham intelligently once said, “There are three rules to writing a good book, unfortunately no one knows what they are.” All of us before have read an intriguing book, but most have never analyzed the reasons it lured our attention. The novel “Going Solo” by Roald Dahl falls into the category of a superior novel, because it contains the three rules. The rules to writing a strong book include; multitudinous detail, thrilling obstacles, and sparks of emotion from the reader. All three rules are perceptible in the novel “Going Solo”, by Roald Dahl.
In further explanation, the first rule to writing a good book is numberless detail. Throughout the plotline of the novel “Going Solo” by Roald Dahl, it follows the author's experiences …show more content…

Throughout his time, Roald Dahl faced many hardships that he had to overcome. One of them being a tragic plane crash. Roald asked for directions to meet up with squadron 80, but the Commanding Officer (CO) had given him totally wrong coordinates. Roald Dahl ends up flying into a desert with little fuel, and is forced to land on a rigid surface, Causing his plane to explode. Roald had to face the challenge of recovering temporary blindness and face reconstruction surgery, along with other major injuries. By using the obstacles he had to face in his life in his writing, he captures the attention of the reader, urging them to continue reading. It becomes more clear that thrilling obstacles are crucial to producing a masterly piece, and are used frequently in the novel “Going solo.”
Furthermore, the third and final rule to writing a good book is sparking emotion from the reader. Towards the final chapters of his piece, Roald Dahl used touching moments from when he was reunited with his family to spark emotion from the reader. The text states, “ I signalled the bus-driver and he stopped the bus for me right outside the cottage, and I flew down the steps of the bus straight into the arms of my awaiting mother.” From this, the reader can clearly see that the author is using emotion to capture the feelings of readers, especially mothers.

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