Structure

The storyline is presented in graphic novel form, though the size, shape, and arrangement of the panels varies from one page to another. An example of this is seen on page 18. Rather than having three or four horizontal rows of panels, the artist presents a total of five panels on this page. The first panel is roughly square and appears at the top left of the page. An arrow indicates that the reader is to look down for the next panel of the action. This panel is narrow and tall, taking up the rest of the left side of the page. The remaining three panels are read from top to bottom on the right side of the page. The first two are horizontal rectangles, and the third takes up almost half of the right side of the page. This type of nontraditional sizes, placement, and direction is seen several times throughout the novel.