From: lhendr <lhendr_at_unm.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:47:48 -0700

The first time I read WYRM I read for the story, but had lots of questions about what was going on and about details that stood out as puzzling but probably meaning something. The second time through, I took more notes, and was amazed at how everything fit together, and saw that those those details were often important clues. I was puzzled by the chapter titles, until someone pointed out that most of them were categories in the $20,000 Pyramid. When Miranda first describes the laughing man, she says he must have at least 30 fillings in his teeth, visible when he opened his mouth wide to laugh. Later we see that Marcus has many appointments with the dentist.

I wondered why it was mentioned that Anne Marie's father brought her what looked like a glass of water when he brought Miranda cider, and why it was pointed out that Anne Marie puled the cheese off her pizza and left the crust. On first reading these seemed to be extraneous details, but I noticed them because of that. Later we find out why these bits are important.

It was also only on rereading that I figured out the time sequence in Miranda's telling and the time of the various events.

But even without figuring out all the details, the story captivates.

Linnea

Linnea Hendrickson Albuquerque, NM
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