Breaking the fourth wall with Calvino
Hello everyone, This week I'm breaking character because what is this book. I remember being so sad when I was reading blog guidelines at the start of term and seeing that Tumblr got a specific restriction (which of course is probably for good reason, but still) BUT this was such an interesting read that it makes up for the loss, even if it was a bit slow at times (I learned early on that it got very purple). Admittedly it did trigger a certain feeling of rebellion (one that you'll be familiar with if you are also a fellow consumer of reader-insert content) that comes with works using the second perspective, like what do you mean I did this. No I didn't. The biggest 'no I didn't' for me was probably the assumption that 'Reader' is male, like okay. I think the very beginning was just vague enough that I was nodding along, like yeah I can get with this. I believe that this is happening. Okay, I went to a bookstore and bought this book despite all these ...