Posted by *another over the wall fan* on September 12, 2002 at 11:01:51:
In Reply to: IT's Amazing! I Mean It!! posted by Chelsea on September 12, 2002 at 10:50:02:
The opening lines of Chapter One in your novel, "People
say time heals all wounds. . . .Time won't heal
anything," can apply to many people's lives,
as well as the history of mankind. In putting these
lines into the story at an early point, you allow
the reader to read their own life into the book, and
therefore, understand the emotions of the characters
better and more clearly.
I have also noticed the way the fathers in both of
your novels, CHOOSING UP SIDES and OVER THE WALL seem
to keep their families on their toes in some way or
another. In CHOOSING UP SIDES, the father dominated
the family by enforcing strict rules with old-
fashioned punishments. Luke had to be very careful
around him, so he was never quite comfortable. In
OVER THE WALL, Tyler felt like his dad was making him
"an outsider in his own home." He and his mother
had to "talk easy," and "not do anything that might
upset Dad." In fact, in both stories, Luke and Tyler
seemed to have to hold in their true thoughts and
feelings so as not to upset their fathers. I'm glad
the cause of this discomfort was different in
CHOOSING UP SIDES, because to me that means the
resolution in OVER THE WALL will most likely also
be different. That's what I hope.
anisa
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