by Rea Keech | Jun 22, 2017 | All Book Reviews, Books with a distinctive voice, Popular Novels, Rea's Reviews
More Droll Than Tragic Review by Rea Keech There are already 2,511 reviews of this novel on Amazon and 3,945 on Goodreads, and so I will just explain why I found it such a pleasure to read. It wasn’t for the plot or action (mostly chick concerns) but for the witty,...
by Rea Keech | Jun 13, 2017 | All Book Reviews, Books with a distinctive voice, Popular Novels, Rea's Reviews
A Distanced, Ironic View By Rea Keech Perrotta’s novel has a witty, ironic, detached tone. The author seems to be above it all, looking with amusement at the world around him. Here are some phrases and sentences that typify this attitude. Sometimes it’s a character...
by Rea Keech | Jun 13, 2017 | All Book Reviews, Books with a distinctive voice, Popular Novels, Rea's Reviews
Detached Amusement By Rea Keech This novel is an example of writing with a distinct authorial or main-character voice. Kelman’s first-person narrator, Janet, looks at the world around her with what might be called a detached amusement. This is evident in her...