A House Like a Lotus

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Keeping the Moon- Sarah Dessen
Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen
Anna Karenina- Leo Tolstoy

Statement:
I am usually a fan of the small details. I feel that they make the novel more realistic. However, I think that the details were taken too far in this book. I found that it was easy to get lost in them, trying to remember all of the names, locations, and memories. I wish that L'Engle had stuck more to the value of the storyline, because beneath all of those details is a strong novel.

Question:
I also found it hard to follow the format that L'Engle used in the beginning of the novel. Jumping between past and present, memories and current was very confusing. When I had read more toward the middle of the novel, I thought that the format fit the story well.
Why did L'Engle chose to format her novel like she did?

Paige Roth