The Sentence - Hardcoverby Matthew Baker (Author) The Sentence is wholly unique: a graphic novel told in the form of a sentence diagram. A single 6732 word sentence, diagrammed in full. Set in a parallel universe United States in which the government has recently been overthrown by a military coup, the story is narrated by a lonely young grammar professor, Riley, who is suddenly branded a traitor by the new regime. Bewildered by the charges, and fearing a death sentence,