Author's+Style

=Paul Zindel =  In this page, we will be analyzing the author's writing style. What point of view is the book written in? Why does it change perspective? Are the characters believable? How did the author try to achieve this? What other aspects of the way this is written grabs your attention? Why? Start your entry with your last name.

It is technically in first person (uses the pronoun I), but the narrators talk directly to the reader which is second person (you). We say the book is written in first person. It is unusual for the narrators to talk to the reader. How does this affect the story and your (the reader) involvement in it?
 * Lowmiller

Schwinn The book is in first person but the narrators talk in second person to others(using the word you). It changes perspective for a more open minded out look. Yes the characters are believable because it is in second person and they do normal stuff that a teenager would do. The author showed the imperfections of John and Lorraine.

The benefits to hearing two different perspectives is that it gives you more to think about. It gives you more to comprehend and gives you a more open minded outlook. I think it's interesting because I like hearing more then one side to the same thing. I also think it can be very confusing. I think it can be confusing because I might get mixed up who thought or said what.

Buehler I think it is better to have more then one person talking through the chapters. It lets you have a better perspective about everything going on in the story. It helps the readers understand the characters better. It is a book that doesn't have a one sided story. It gives readers a better feel for what is happening in the story.

This book is in first person point of view, although the narrators talk directly to the reader just like in second person.

This book changes perspective so that the reader can get a better grip on what is happening during the story. Also it makes you think more about what is happening and helps bring the plot together. The characters are believable and are easy to relate to. The author achieves this by giving a list of characters and shows more sides to the same story.

Moore This book is in first and second person. I think the author changes perspective because it gives the readers two different sides to what is happening in the story. I think the characters are believable because they are showing the differences of the people and the characters.The author achieves because he is giving different sides of the story and showing how not everything is the way someone else sees it as.   Porter   I think that this book is generally in second person. It changes perspective because there are two people speaking at two different times about each other. The characters are very believable they sound like two typical, everyday teenagers. The author achieved this by explaining the actions of the two. The things that grabbed my attention are the events that are going on in the story at the beginning, which is where I am now it is kind of an mystery and it makes me want to keep reading to find out more, and to find out whats going to happen next. Mercer This book is written in first person and I think that by having this story told by two different people is better because then you hear them both talk and describe their thoughts and ideas to you. You hear both of their sides of the storys and the different ways that they have of getting their point across. You also get both of their outlooks on the situations that they go through.

Dawes This book is in first person but the author talks in second person. (using the word you). yes, the characters are believable. The author made it believable by giving good detail to help the readers feel like they are apart of the story. It makes me feel like it could happen in real life but makes it funny and interesting to read. I like story's that make you think and want to guess whats happening next.

Albert The book was in first person. The characters are believable because they are describing themselves. He tried to acheive this by writing it in first person. I like how he wrote this because it makes you actually be in the story and feel like they are talking to you.

Adams The book is written in first person and the author talks in second person. The characters are believable. It is better with two people because you get more ideas and thoughts on the story.   Moreland This book is written in first person. But the author speaks in second person and there are two characters that switch speaking. The characters are believable because they talk about themselves and tell what happens about them in the story. I like how the author put this book together because I like how more then one characters tell the story. The author is giving more than one point of view and it shows how the other characters see the situation. 

King I think that it is more broad cause when you are reading a book sometimes you wonder what some charters are thinking now you can. I also think it is cool that the author talks to the audience.

Hall This book is written in first person, but there are two narrators telling the story.

Percy This is in the first person because it uses the pronoun I. I like how they switch the point of view every chapter. I think this keeps things interesting.**