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[CCBC-Net] Narrative voice in Disreputable
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From: Erin Murphy <kitohana>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:55:30 -0700
I, too, found the voice in Frankie distracting--mostly because the narrator so clearly held Frankie in high regard, and giddily presented her as remarkable and precocious. That makes me uncomfortable. I much prefer to draw my own conclusions about a protagonist, rather than be told how I'm supposed to be feeling about her so I can come along for the ride and be as delighted as the narrator is--it's as though I'm being spoon fed the emotional reaction I'm supposed to have. I don't have this response to all strong narrative voices and tend to like wry humor, but for some reason here it felt different. Cloying, maybe.
--Erin Murphy
Received on Mon 23 Mar 2009 09:55:30 AM CDT
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:55:30 -0700
I, too, found the voice in Frankie distracting--mostly because the narrator so clearly held Frankie in high regard, and giddily presented her as remarkable and precocious. That makes me uncomfortable. I much prefer to draw my own conclusions about a protagonist, rather than be told how I'm supposed to be feeling about her so I can come along for the ride and be as delighted as the narrator is--it's as though I'm being spoon fed the emotional reaction I'm supposed to have. I don't have this response to all strong narrative voices and tend to like wry humor, but for some reason here it felt different. Cloying, maybe.
--Erin Murphy
Received on Mon 23 Mar 2009 09:55:30 AM CDT
