Who would think that an entire book could be written about the construction of a fight scene? Carla Hoch has given us a book that has an entertaining and enlightening central focus. The writing, at times, is almost anatomical in its attention to detail. An interesting reading choice for any composition class.

I really liked this book because it is obvious since the beginning that the author not only knows what she is talking about but she also undertook an enormous amount of research.
The theme of the book is at times very heavy, with a lot of information being thrown at the reader but the author defuses that by being funny, interacting with the reader and predicting our own thoughts in a way that is at times scary and never lets you forget that she is really good and speaking directly to each one of us.
It took me a thousand years to read this book because I was actually taking notes while reading it. Not only does she make use of other literary examples, but she also explains every movement in a way that is easy to picture
Throughout the entire book, you can find footnotes that let you further your own research and in the most technical chapters, the author herself tells you where to look for more information.
Also, each chapter ends in a little curiosity related to the theme that gives us a moment to breathe while still learning something.
This is a great book, that goes from the psychological consequences of killing someone to the components of a knife to what to expect from all kinds of wounds.

This is such a useful book. Writing fight scenes is hard and most resources you find can be rather dry. But this book is fascinating, hilarious and useful.

I wasn't even all the way through the first chapter before I wanted to put what I was reading into practice.

A must read resource for all writers.