Point of View

The novel is written from a range of first and third person points of view. In "Book of Generations," the close third person narrator follows Justine's 15-year-old perspective. "The Care and Feeding of Goldfish" is written from Reney's perspective as a child. "Annie Mae" is written from Granny's first person perspective. Both "The Year 2003 Minus 20" and "Terra Firma" shift into a close third person narration of Reney's youth. "Greater the Mass, Stronger the Pull" adopts Reney's adolescent first person point of view. Shifting years into the future, "Hybrid Vigor" narrates Reney's early adult life from the third person. "Then Sings My Soul" tells Mose Lee's story from a close third. "You'll Be Honest, You'll Be Brave" is narrated by a close third person narrator who adopts Justine's vantage point. In "You Will Miss Me When I Burn" Pitch's father Ferrell narrates from the first person...