JonathanC

Writing about reading... Title - __The Abstinence Teacher__ I was surprised when in the middle of the novel, the focus shifted from one main character to another. I was just starting to get to know the female character when the author suddenly switched from her to this guy who I thought was only a minor character. Looking back, it does sort of make sense that he did this switch from the more progressive female character to the more "morally upright" bible thumper. I am anxious to keep reading and see if he switches back to the first main character or perhaps goes onto to someone else.

I liked the way the author **described how the teachers in the high school interact in the lunch room. It really reminded me of what my own colleagues and I talk about over lunch. Even the part about the donuts was pretty funny. I did that same thing yesterday. **

**I noticed how the author **

**I don’t get why the author ** **If I were the author I would have ** **I’d compare this author to **  =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The main character ** = =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The character development ** = =<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff00ff; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The narrative voice <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> used in this book is third person. I think it's an effective use of the third person voice because it gives the reader a chance to make their own judgments about the character. Sometimes I find that books that are written in the first person force me to believe most strongly in the voice of the narrator. I am less likely to form my own opinions about the book. In some ways, the third person narration serves as the voice of the city. I find that the fact that the main character shifts halfway through the book makes the third person narration most effective. =

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