tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21930771.post114001385069644319..comments2023-10-20T03:06:50.950-05:00Comments on On My Bookshelf...: White TeethHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12944204657462978748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21930771.post-1140020426744478762006-02-15T10:20:00.000-06:002006-02-15T10:20:00.000-06:00It's not as free-flowing as Behind the Scenes at t...It's not as free-flowing as Behind the Scenes at the Museum. It's mostly chronological, with some flashbacks. So, it starts with Archie in 1974 (which is when the chronological narrative starts) and flashes back to Archie and Samad in World War II. There are really only two deep flashbacks, to Samad's great grandfather and Clara's grandmother, and these are only through characters talking about them. So you're not suddenly immersed in a new (old) character the way you are in Atkinson's books. The ancestors aren't real characters, just presences and influences in the character's lives.allisonmariecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00211696859124273031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21930771.post-1140017863797585922006-02-15T09:37:00.000-06:002006-02-15T09:37:00.000-06:00Allison, Is this book anything like Behind the Sce...Allison, Is this book anything like Behind the Scenes at the Museum where they jump around in time talking about the family? or is it mostly chronological in its approach with regard to talking about the ancestors? I'm just curious.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944204657462978748noreply@blogger.com