This was an interesting book. The main character is more of an observer and
the entire tone of the book is detached.
I could feel the writer thinking things through as the plot unfolded. As a result I felt very detached from the
book and the characters. I almost felt
like I was reading a social commentary about a small town instead of the
maturing of the main character. I feel
that this was the author’s technique for aligning the reader with Pella. Instead of a character examination of her,
we were learning about “ourselves” through observing the others in the
community.
I also noticed a conscious effort,
on the author’s part, to add variety and depth to his female characters. The doctor, the lesbian couple, and even
Pella’s mother are not a successful attempt at this. As this is Pella’s story they become
cardboard cutouts that rarely if ever affect Pella, or receive any “screen
time”.
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