popular
compelling
coherent
simple, straightforward
complex, detailed
chronological, linear, sequential
first-person, third-person
The book is written in the style of first-person narrative.

autobiographical, personal
He provides a compelling personal narrative of his life.

fictional, prose
film
traditional
The movie has a very traditional linear narrative.

biblical, historical
dominant
the dominant narrative of the Cold War

grand, master (esp. AmE)
the grand narratives of history

construct, create, develop, produce, weave (esp. AmE), write
It's difficult to construct a narrative out of a series of fast-moving events.
She has woven a strong personal narrative filled with lively anecdotes.

interrupt
The author interrupts her narrative to tell us that the idea for the book had not been well received.

offer, present, provide
This book offers no coherent narrative of the American Civil War.

weave sth into
The author weaves into this narrative many entertaining historical facts.

be based on sth

form, style, technique
framework, structure
flow, thread
interruptions to the narrative flow

content
passage, sequence, text

in a/the narrative
events in the narrative

Narrative is used with these nouns:
ballet, closure, coherence, continuity, convention, drive, flow, poem, poetry, structure, style, technique, thread, thrust, verdict