I've never read a book similar to this one before (it's by Christopher Priest, if you don't know). It's about a fierce rivalry between two late-nineteenth century magicians in London, Rupert Angier and Alfred Borden. The first part of the book is told in first person from Andrew Westley's POV (a descendant of Borden), the second is Borden's memoir about his life and the feud between himself and Angier, the third is told in first person from Kate Angier's POV (a descendant of Angier), the fourth is excerpts from Rupert Angier's diary, telling about his life and his version of the feud, and the fifth part is first person, Andrew's POV.
Other than being an awesome story (I haven't ripped through a book that fast in a while), I loved the way he told it. It has a very balanced construction - if it were a song, it would be described as an A-B-C-D-A structure...could even be A-B1-C-B2-A, since the second and fourth parts are each and account from the respective magicians. I found it quite educational, opening my mind up to yet another way that things can be done.
I highly recommend it, if you haven't read it. Christopher Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins) is making a film version of it, and Priest has praised the script highly.
Does anyone have any books they've read that wowed them with their structure? Please share.
Other than being an awesome story (I haven't ripped through a book that fast in a while), I loved the way he told it. It has a very balanced construction - if it were a song, it would be described as an A-B-C-D-A structure...could even be A-B1-C-B2-A, since the second and fourth parts are each and account from the respective magicians. I found it quite educational, opening my mind up to yet another way that things can be done.
I highly recommend it, if you haven't read it. Christopher Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins) is making a film version of it, and Priest has praised the script highly.
Does anyone have any books they've read that wowed them with their structure? Please share.
