Maggie Elizabeth Harrington



Maggie Elizabeth Harrington
By DJ Swykert



Maggie Elizabeth Harrington is a book that depicts the transition from childhood to adolescence in an original manner. The narrative style is specific to a teenage girl, Maggie Elisabeth, who is the protagonist. The reader has access to a real world seen through her eyes and to a dream world, often mentioned by the main character.   
Thoughts and facts, as well as feelings, are specific to the way of thinking met among teenagers. Love and divinity are two important themes in this novel, and the perception is divided between the general view (a social perspective) and the particular view (a personal perspective).
The leitmotiv of the novel seems to be the relationship between man and animal, namely humans and wolves. The ritual of drowning cats gives a round aspect to DJ Swykert’s book, being present (in fact) at the beginning of the story and (in theory) at the end of it. This relationship might be seen as a metaphor regarding the duality of human being: these two elements represent the sensibility and the feeling, as well as the rules of the society versus the wilderness of soul.
Even though I expect an evolution of the writing style and a striking development of the protagonist in the next book, I recommend Maggie Elizabeth Harrington as a book of self discovery.


Andreea Pădurean



Comments

Nancy said…
Maggie Elizabeth Harrington sounds like an interesting book. It is great when a book gives you some thoughts for some self-discovery. Thanks for sharing!

Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me

Popular posts from this blog

Un bărbat, o fată, o insulă pustie

Under A Fallen Sun

Un bărbat, o fată, o insulă pustie