The stream of consciousness shifting POVs reminds me a bit of Virginia Wolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, although I am finding Beloved easier to follow (but it’s still early days for me).
This may be a love/hate read for me. As a female, intuitive reader, I was really into the first section, but the second section got a little too heavy for me. Like another commenter, I was surprised that I was understanding what y’all said has been called a complicated book, but then I started stumbling over some anachronistic details (ex. the restaurant, regulators, African slaves) and wondered if I had missed something and if that was part of her non-linear “new” style y’all were referring to.
Oh no! I am just finished the first section and was feeling the sane way - surprised how I seemed to be following what so many say is a complicated book. But sounds like we really get into it in section 2. I’ll be curious how it goes!
Oh no! I am just finished the first section and was feeling the sane way - surprised how I seemed to be following what so many say is a complicated book. But sounds like we really get into it in section 2. I’ll be curious how it goes!
It seems there is a lot of backtracking in the story. People remember things, (trauma) because they are triggered by something in the present day. I noticed there may be a new paragraph to differentiate. I feel that this style of writing is very effective for portraying what a person with trauma may go through. Spur of the moment, unannounced. Also there are many ghosts in this story if you consider playing with the definition of the word ghost.
The stream of consciousness shifting POVs reminds me a bit of Virginia Wolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, although I am finding Beloved easier to follow (but it’s still early days for me).
This may be a love/hate read for me. As a female, intuitive reader, I was really into the first section, but the second section got a little too heavy for me. Like another commenter, I was surprised that I was understanding what y’all said has been called a complicated book, but then I started stumbling over some anachronistic details (ex. the restaurant, regulators, African slaves) and wondered if I had missed something and if that was part of her non-linear “new” style y’all were referring to.
Oh no! I am just finished the first section and was feeling the sane way - surprised how I seemed to be following what so many say is a complicated book. But sounds like we really get into it in section 2. I’ll be curious how it goes!
Oh no! I am just finished the first section and was feeling the sane way - surprised how I seemed to be following what so many say is a complicated book. But sounds like we really get into it in section 2. I’ll be curious how it goes!
It seems there is a lot of backtracking in the story. People remember things, (trauma) because they are triggered by something in the present day. I noticed there may be a new paragraph to differentiate. I feel that this style of writing is very effective for portraying what a person with trauma may go through. Spur of the moment, unannounced. Also there are many ghosts in this story if you consider playing with the definition of the word ghost.
Thank you so much for mentioning The Body Keeps the Score. Reading Beloved has called to mind this book so much.