House on Mango Street is a novel with short chapters told from the viewpoint of a girl. The chapters are short and don't have a continuous plot; they are more like mini-episodes although they have the same characters and the characters view does change. Can you think of another modern novel with this format?
2007-05-20 14:35:58 · 6 answers · asked by holacarinados 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Not exactly that, but The Da Vinci Code follows parallel stories intertwined as alternate chapters.
2007-05-20 14:41:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jim N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you're looking for some good postmodernist writing- such works disregard temporality in their "narratives." Molloy by Samuel Beckett is an episodic, non-linear account told from the point of view of a mentally ill man. It's part of a trilogy- the second part is called Malone Dies, and many people think it is a prequel to Molly... there's no way of knowing for sure, though.
If you can find it, you should also try Wilson Harris' The Palace and the Peacock.
2007-05-21 01:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by caryn t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English Passengers by Matthew Kneale. c2000.
n 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe. The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on Tasmania. His traveling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men.
Meanwhile, an aboriginal named Peevay recounts his people's struggles against the invading British, a story that begins in 1824, moves into the present with the approach of the English passengers in 1857, and extends into the future (1870). These characters and many others come together in a storm of voices that vividly bring a past age to life.
2007-05-20 21:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by L. B. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sound and the fury by william faulkner is told in episodic chapters that are not chronological and are from the perspective of various characters in the book. also, faulkner was an innovator in the use of vernacular writing and so each character, when serving as narrator has a very distinct voice including a mentally retarded young man. this makes the book very difficult to follow at points but it is a literary triumph.
2007-05-20 22:31:55 · answer #4 · answered by ryn_fg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in a way, The Sound and the Fury is like that. It is broken down into four sections - each one a different story about a different member of the family. The first part deals with Benjy. The second part deals with Quentin (the son). The third part deals with Jason and the fourth part deals with Dilsey the mother of the servant family. Of all, the best part is the first part and Benjy is a character you wont forget. It is a fantastic book. Pax - C
2007-05-20 21:43:50 · answer #5 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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not all books but few selected one have diff chapters and below you have choices to jump to which chapter this way you get many stories from one book everytime you read it follow diff pattern
2007-05-20 21:48:02 · answer #6 · answered by JASZY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋