Past vs. present
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Past vs. present
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I would have loved even more exploration of Asa, his relationship with Mary, and his downfall in that specific sense.
I like that we learn about the past both by (1) directly 'seeing' it happen at times, so to speak, and (2) indirectly learning information through clues discovered in the present. Again, it helps build the suspense and keep the storytelling interesting with some variety.
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I LOVE this style of writing. Time travel in a different sense than normal time travel stories. At times, Sheila and Jay would see things from the past but not actually be there. At other times, especially Sheila, would really be in the past. And then sometimes the past would come to the future. Very well done.gali wrote:The book flows smoothly back and forth through time. Did you like this style of writing? Which period did you more enjoy? I liked the way the past enlightened the present, giving us some background in the process, but the present scenes were my favorite.
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Now that you mention it, I'm also not sure how this book would work without both past and present throughout the novel. I still liked the past better, but believe one would not work without the other. Good thought!greenstripedgiraffe wrote:I liked the switching back and forth between past and present - that is a good way to tell this story. I can't really imagine how this would work with only one viewpoint, actually. If it was the past only, then you don't have the modern day story. if it's the present only, there would have to be some other way of discovering what happened in the past - more research from the modern characters (which, proved very difficult, at best...) Too many visions of the past would hinder the believability.
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Exactly!hsimone wrote:Now that you mention it, I'm also not sure how this book would work without both past and present throughout the novel. I still liked the past better, but believe one would not work without the other. Good thought!greenstripedgiraffe wrote:I liked the switching back and forth between past and present - that is a good way to tell this story. I can't really imagine how this would work with only one viewpoint, actually. If it was the past only, then you don't have the modern day story. if it's the present only, there would have to be some other way of discovering what happened in the past - more research from the modern characters (which, proved very difficult, at best...) Too many visions of the past would hinder the believability.
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Thank you. ☺Kdonegan91 wrote:I enjoy this type of writing. I believe to really understand the future or present we must know the past. The past answers a lot of questions for the reader.
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Janetleighgreen wrote:Thank you. ☺Kdonegan91 wrote:I enjoy this type of writing. I believe to really understand the future or present we must know the past. The past answers a lot of questions for the reader.
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Very well said!Kdonegan91 wrote:I enjoy this type of writing. I believe to really understand the future or present we must know the past. The past answers a lot of questions for the reader.
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The story was interesting.
Thank You.