Kung ako ay magiging isang Mr. Henry Chester, ipipinta ko ang langit noong June 3 ng gabi:
Elongated na full moon na pinalilibutan ng wool-like clouds kalapit ang isang (distinct) maningning na bituin sa blue-violet background na kalawakan.
Maganda ‘yung timing ng twist sa plot. Mahusay ‘tong si Joanne Harris. Bilib ako.
Mister Henry Chester = hypocrite. Isang mahusay na pintor AT devout Catholic na pinakasalan ang kanyang paboritong modelo para ilayo sa kamunduhan at i-preserve ang innocence nito, (i.e., ayon sa libro, iconvert into “asexual” na nilalang). Ang totoo pala, itong si Mr. Henry Chester ay isang DOM. He's a regular at Fanny’s brothel house, in fact, every Thursday. Pero ‘yung pagiging pedophile ni Mr. Henry Chester, labeled. He’s living with his childhood guilt; whatever it is, I only had speculations.
Perhaps, Joanne Harris didn’t want to spoon-feed the readers.
Anyhow, I fancy her writing style. I never read aloud and actually never enjoyed reading aloud (I tend to get conscious with my voice, losing my concentration) BUT hers. The rich vocabulary, BUT NOT high falutin words (as in the case of Anne Rice’s and the like, I am overwhelmed!) is very effective in visualizing the plot. Also, I was able to appreciate the way she gave each of her characters their own voices.
I really enjoy reading first-person narrations. It feels like I’m the one telling my own story and the whole thing really is happening or has happened to me.
I’ve tried writing a short story using two voices, i.e. for my two main characters, (inspired by/imitated/envied Wendelin van Draanen’s Flipped) and it ended up a HUGE crap, with the two versions of story not coinciding together. I was so engrossed with writing simultaneously two different POVs, and with this newfound freedom, I lost track of the plot that I couldn’t bring them to a common point. It was really a hell lot of laughs (AND a waste of time?). So to make several, four voices to be exact, into a one single prose is no doubt a talent. Great job, Joanne Harris!
I couldn’t blame myself screwing up, though. It was my first attempt to write a short story and at the same time, under time pressure.
Mister Henry Chester = hypocrite. Isang mahusay na pintor AT devout Catholic na pinakasalan ang kanyang paboritong modelo para ilayo sa kamunduhan at i-preserve ang innocence nito, (i.e., ayon sa libro, iconvert into “asexual” na nilalang). Ang totoo pala, itong si Mr. Henry Chester ay isang DOM. He's a regular at Fanny’s brothel house, in fact, every Thursday. Pero ‘yung pagiging pedophile ni Mr. Henry Chester, labeled. He’s living with his childhood guilt; whatever it is, I only had speculations.
Perhaps, Joanne Harris didn’t want to spoon-feed the readers.
Anyhow, I fancy her writing style. I never read aloud and actually never enjoyed reading aloud (I tend to get conscious with my voice, losing my concentration) BUT hers. The rich vocabulary, BUT NOT high falutin words (as in the case of Anne Rice’s and the like, I am overwhelmed!) is very effective in visualizing the plot. Also, I was able to appreciate the way she gave each of her characters their own voices.
I really enjoy reading first-person narrations. It feels like I’m the one telling my own story and the whole thing really is happening or has happened to me.
I’ve tried writing a short story using two voices, i.e. for my two main characters, (inspired by/imitated/envied Wendelin van Draanen’s Flipped) and it ended up a HUGE crap, with the two versions of story not coinciding together. I was so engrossed with writing simultaneously two different POVs, and with this newfound freedom, I lost track of the plot that I couldn’t bring them to a common point. It was really a hell lot of laughs (AND a waste of time?). So to make several, four voices to be exact, into a one single prose is no doubt a talent. Great job, Joanne Harris!
I couldn’t blame myself screwing up, though. It was my first attempt to write a short story and at the same time, under time pressure.
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