The Lover- Beginning Impressions

At the beginning of this book i was very confused. the vignette writing style is very choppy and does not have the same flow that Dorian Gray had for example. It is very confusing to follow the different characters and figure out whom the female narrator is reffering to as she does not name names and refers to some characters by various names like her brother is known as her older brother or the hunter. To me the narrator's voice is off somehow and she seems socially marginal for her time and the place (colonial Indochina). Personally i am a little disturbed by the story and it is odd to see this girl who at such a young age have such thoughts. However, it reflects well her past disturbing family history and social status. It is a good way to create the setting and to jump right into knowing some of the characters.