January 8, 2016
Wow... I didn't have much time to actually read this book during the break because I was too busy creating my own stories in my dreams LOL. Sleep was my best friend throughout the entireeee break.
Anyhow, back to the grind. As I got a little farther into this book, I took the structure into account. I really like the way the characterization is done. Often times authors will easily provide a description of a new character right as they are introduced to the story, really simple. And I don't have a problem with that. Here, each new character gets a pause from the story line. In the actual plot of the story, the main character Mia (the one that "survived", I guess?) mentions someone that she wants to see and then pauses the plot to tell a story involving how she met the character, what she thought of them, what they thought of her, and how they kept the relationship. It's a great way to do it because it makes it seem like she's talking to me. If I were talking to a friend about someone she knew that I didn't know, I'd really appreciate a nice background story to create some context, you know what I mean? Since Mia is also 17, rather close to my own age, she speaks and thinks like a teenager and that allows me to relate to her more easily. If I want to sound pretentious, I would even go to say that it allows the reader, especially the reader of high school age, to engage with the text in a casual way. But I'm not pretentious, so I'll let it be. ;)
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