The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr
Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better
February 22, 2024
Author: Will Storr
Language: English
Rating: 4/5
ISBN: 1419743031
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2020-03-10
Pages: 304
““If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book. It is clear, compelling, and tightly shaped.” ―Sunday Times (London)”
On the whole this is a good book for learning to better understand human behaviour and how we have evolved into storytellers from the beginning. It does a great job explaining how it adds to our group’s survivability and successes to be able to tell stories among us.
This is not a manual about the different words and sentence structures you should use in a great story. No, it is no such simple manual. For anyone looking for those more straightforward writing tips and structure, this is not the best book for you. This goes deeper into the minds of the protagonists and characters that make up the story. It explains why a good story is a good story and why that recipe hasn’t changed for millennia.