Kerr uses a variety of techniques to make What I Really Think of You an unusually engaging reading experience.

Opal Ringer and Jesse Pegler narrate the story from each of their unique perspectives. Use of this technique is compatible with the dual natures of many concerns in the story. Opal and Jesse live different lifestyles. Their fathers promote different approaches to religion. Opal is poor. Jesse is well-todo. Although not consecutive, the story is continuous throughout the fifteen chapters of the novel.

The technique of flashback is used to convey the major portion of the story.

While the immediate action takes place during one day, events and conditions that precipitated it occurred over an extended period in the lives of the characters. Opal begins the story by observing the current events in her home on what appears to be a typical Sunday. Her reflections reveal much...