Did it bother you that the chapters midway would change from past to present and go back and forth?
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I had no problem with the format. I thought it all flowed and was nicely done. I liked that he would tell you something about the past and then go revisit what happened so you could see it through the eyes of the characters when they were young. It do think it took him awhile to tell the story of Adam, but I think it was very well done and seemed like it belonged right where he put it.
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I think the author did a good job with changing the voices of each narrator. I did not have trouble switching perspectives which can sometimes happen in books with different narrators. I especially liked how he made Odette's perspective first person which set her apart from the other characters.
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I didn't dislike the writing style. I read this in a few days, for hours at a time and perhaps I fell into the rhythm of the story telling, so that it seemed to flow rather easily. However there were transitions that I had to reread because I wasn't sure who was narrating and at what time period.
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I thought the author managed the changing perspectives well. When there was a time switch, I was able to determine quickly what time frame he was writing from. I generally like the use of flashbacks to fill in gaps in the character's history in the midst of a forward -moving story, but they can be tricky and confusing if not done clearly. The comments above indicate that Moore's technique worked for some readers and not for others. I'm on the "worked for me" side of that debate.
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Initially I found that I was a bit puzzled - - even though I've read other books that switched narrators and/or time setting. With "Supremes" the transition seemed a little more awkward than in some other books, or maybe it felt that way to me since this simply wasn't one of my favorite books that I've previewed.
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