Wednesday, September 8, 2010
The Middle
Reading further into The Hanging Tree I have found a lot more out about our victim Gracie. However it is not pleasant information for example we find out that she is a very big alcoholic who smokes a lot of pot. This makes the story a lot more interesting because it makes you wonder if she was depressed or under the influence when she died. We also learn that there were a lot of family hardships between Gracie the mother and the detective. I started to wonder If the author could be projecting his childhood through this book because the way some of the childhood memories about the victim the detective and Darlene the girlfriend/best friend are explained with such great detail and out of this world stories one would have to think that a human being could only come up with that if it was real and had actually happened to them. The signs of abuse that the author relays through Gracie’s actions and shaky words as a child is sad and depressing but also work as huge clues towards her death and case. I am still only half way through this book and I can’t help but go back and re- read pages because it feels like I have missed something. This book has got me tangled into it and I love it! I do wonder if Gracie was murdered or just wanted to go out with a big bang.
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Oh, this is intriguing that you've now begun to wonder about her state of mind and whether or not it was murder. We often tend to think that authors rely on their experiences in order to depict some of what they write about, and sometimes they do. I wonder if you can find out through an interview. Other times, they do a lot of research or have other experiences that help them portray things realistically. For example, some authors have worked in police departments or with abused children (check out Chris Crutcher's work if you get a chance). What's always interesting to me is how much time I spend as a reader wondering about those elements of an author's life as I read.
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