Caroline Preston
Autor(a) de The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures
Obras de Caroline Preston
Associated Works
LAW IN COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS 1630-1800 A Conference Held 6 and 7 November 1981 by the Colonial Society of… (1985) — Contribuinte — 11 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Ocupação
- archivist
- Relacionamentos
- Tilghman, Christopher (husband)
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Resenhas
Listas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 6
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 811
- Popularidade
- #31,469
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 44
- ISBNs
- 26
- Idiomas
- 3
While I am a frequent reader of graphic novels, this is my first “scrapbook” book and it is a format I would be excited to read again. The storytelling is done primarily with letters between Lila and Perry as most of the scrapbook is dedicated to their time apart during the war. At first I was concerned that I would find the pacing choppy, but it is clear that either Caroline Preston is, herself, an avid scrapbooker, or, more likely, an expert storyteller who can work her craft in a very unique medium.
Given that it is Lila’s scrapbook, we, the readers, get ample insight not only into her head-space during the war, but also of society’s as a whole as she remarks on the activities of her friends and family. Perry is a character of contradictions, which adds to the point that he and Lila barely knew/know each other. There are moments of laughter, particularly when characters come together out of need, necessity or shear coincidence. And, my post 2017 understanding of women’s rights feminist self is very excited about the fact that Lila is her own person, her own character, and is not reliant on Perry for her happiness.… (mais)