Point of View

Peters’ novel is written in the third person and alternates between the perspectives of Reese and Ames (Amy), which allows for both characters and points of view to color the story. Point of view sometimes switches between the two characters over the course of a chapter and sometimes maintains the perspective of one character throughout a chapter. These alternating points of view frequently overlap with alternating timelines; the novel is set during one main present timeline, which is sometimes written in the present tense, and often dips into the past to give further context to the plot’s central events. This allows for the point of view to extend not just to the two characters in the present, but to their selves at various points in the past; for example, substantial information is given about Amy’s adolescence.

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