Zazoo

Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf
The Castle of Crossed Destinies, by Italo Calvino
A House Like a Lotus, by Madeline L'Engle

I liked the variety of methods we are given to learn about Zazoo's life. Rather than feeling as though Zazoo was reciting her story to me in a linear fashion, different bits of her history were revealed as they came to mind. Readers learn about her life through her poetry, her thoughts, and her conversations with Marius, Uncle Felix, Grand-Pierre, and Juliette.

I have recently become critical of first-person narratives (wondering why this story is being told), and when I first started reading Zazoo, I didn't expect to like it for that reason. However, the story-telling felt natural. Did the variety of story-telling methods work for others? Would it have been stronger with a third-person limited or omniscient narrator? (I'm undecided.)

Becky Andert