Point of View

This novel is told from the point of view of a third-person omniscient narrator. There is no particular character of focus that this narrator follows. Nina is the closest to a character of focus, but the narrator also knows the thoughts, emotions, and motivations of the other characters. For instance, in the interactions between Ricky and Kit, the reader knows what both these characters are thinking about. As Ricky tries to woo Kit, he thinks “Ricky Esposito knew only two ways to woo a woman. One was reciting Shakespearean sonnets. And the other was doing a magic trick” (233). At the same time, Kit dreads his attention. “For a moment, Kit felt a flash of dread. Was she going to have to act like Ricky was funny? Ugh” (233).

The omniscient third-person point of view is ideal for this story because it details the day of Nina...