I read both "13 Reasons Why" and "Gone Girl". "13 Reasons Why" is a story targeted towards young adults. The language is not too difficult; however, the issues the book deals with are very mature. This book is based around a suicide and also addresses rape. While the language and dialect may not be too advanced it is very imactful."I left last night without saying goodbye to Skye" this is an example of how personal his language is. The dialect makes it seem as if clays thoughts are ours as well. I was so in love with this novel that the characters really felt like people i knew. It takes place in the present tense which allows the reader to identify with the narrorator clay. On the other hand, "Gone Girl" is a novel targeted towards older women. The narroration switches off between the husbands narroration and the wifes diary entrys.
“Same questions over and over, and me trying to pretend they’re thought-provoking. And them trying to pretend they’re thought-provoking. Thank God for the open bar”
I feel like this makes it a bit less personal because it is not her direct thought but her past tense thoughts. It is suppose to be a mystery but unfortunatly the language and style are very impersonal which make it difficult to truly connect with the characters. The content and jokes within the book are also clearly targeted for a more mature audience which may be another reason why i found myself disenganged in the plot. I found myself not being able to put down "13 reasons why" but find it very difficult to get into "Gone Girl" this i feel is greatly due to the style and audience that each of these novels are targeting.
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