![]() ![]() ![]() But it's subtle, and this is by no means a paranormal story. There's also the barest hint of the supernatural, with Charlie observing Vera from beyond the grave, and eventually, seeming like he still has some sway on the outside world. Or Vera would wonder why something happened, and we'd flash to her dad or Charlie, giving a perspective Vera never knew about. An event would happen, and it would remind Vera of a memory, which we would view through her eyes. ![]() Even though the story is told in an extremely non-linear fashion, following more a stream-of-consciousness than logical chronology, I didn't find it hard to follow at all. Then there's the structure of the story, which oscillates between the present narrative, several months after Charlie's death, and the past, jumping around from the time Charlie and Vera were small to the weeks leading up to his death. ![]() And strangely, even with an adult POV and an inanimate object POV, it works. First of all, the bulk of the story is told by Vera, but occasionally we get another point of view, and none of them are your run-of-the-mill YA narrator. Please Ignore Vera Dietz is one of the more uniquely crafted tales I've read. ![]()
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