tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762638636774570304.post2219613076701477044..comments2023-07-19T07:59:19.354-04:00Comments on A Reading Odyssey: She said, He said: Novels with multiple narratorsThe Odyssey Bookshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02069437996395186455noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762638636774570304.post-41909389919299161292012-01-06T11:05:25.793-05:002012-01-06T11:05:25.793-05:00Cathy Ostlere's novel-in-verse KARMA uses two ...Cathy Ostlere's novel-in-verse KARMA uses two narrators: 15-year-old Maya and 17-year-old Sandeep tell their love story set against the terrifying events that follow the assassination of India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762638636774570304.post-20471673992263232972011-10-10T18:22:20.654-04:002011-10-10T18:22:20.654-04:00Some I have on my shelf are: "When Dad Killed...Some I have on my shelf are: "When Dad Killed Mom" by Julius Lester, "Flipped" by Wendelin van Draanen, "The Named" by Marianne Curley. <br />I like two narrators but they have to be really different voices, and there has to be a good reason for why there are two (e.g. they see what happened in totally different ways). The difficulty for the author is keeping both stories interesting, so the reader doesn't start skipping one of them!Sherrylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405534589743973581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762638636774570304.post-66102512447939442862011-09-24T15:37:51.889-04:002011-09-24T15:37:51.889-04:00also Kenneth Fearing's "The Big Clock&quo...also Kenneth Fearing's "The Big Clock"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762638636774570304.post-8501985453688179272011-05-11T21:43:52.439-04:002011-05-11T21:43:52.439-04:00William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" ...William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" is the story of Addie Bundren as she is taken to her burial place. <br /><br />Each chapter consists of the thoughts of one of her relatives in the funeral procession. <br /><br />It is a difficult book at times because the flow of thoughts of each narrator does not always explain the events. Sometimes, you discover the explanation, 20 pages later, through the thoughts of another relative.<br /><br />A quite interesting way to present a narrative. I am studying it right now and I'm glad I found your blog here to add some titles to my reading list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762638636774570304.post-80592345967381070472010-03-11T19:56:36.689-05:002010-03-11T19:56:36.689-05:00You know I don't have any I can think of off t...You know I don't have any I can think of off the top of my head, though I know that I've read books like that. Oh! DUH! Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater--its told from Sam and Grace's POV's in alternating chapters.<br /><br />Honestly I enjoy them better when its two separate authors writing the different characters (like Sorcery and Cecilia or Will Grayson, Will Grayson) because then it feels more like they are separate entities. I don't have anything against the same writer for both sides (or more), but I suppose its like audio-books and me--its easier to visualize when I know its 2 or more people reading instead of one.Lexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997726505496899916noreply@blogger.com