Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Mirror Mirror: Day 2

As the title says, Day 2! Yah to me!

So I've made it to page 43 a.k.a. chapter 13 according to the table of contents at least. The book is arranged so oddly. There are 4 parts that correspond with the years in the novel. Then in the sections there are an unnamed number of chapters, with different amounts in each part. On top of this, there is a poem in the beginning, and there are pages in the book with a line from the poem with their own little poem on the page. Its an odd array and I feel like I'm struggling to find where I am, I like there to be order to the book I read, and though there is order, it feels like there may actually be too much of it.

The set up is shaky to me, and the set up is only at fair in my mind. The start of the book is in first person P.O.V. then it moves to third person. It wasn't too bad, it happens in plenty of books, but then, and only on certain chapters, the P.O.V. changes again from first to third. It is highly confusing, you don't even know who's P.O.V. it is.

Now, not wanting to give everything away for you, I have noted some similarities between Snow White and this. The symbology is there and very well place, like finding the mirror in Lago Verde. Lago means Lake and I can only assume that Verde is a name and not something in spanish that could be important. Already, I know that this book is highly advanced and I am going to need a dictionary and a translator.

I well continue on soon, possibly tomorrow, oh! and if you please could recommend some books for me to read and write about! Thank you!

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