Amy Zoe Mason and her Journal

Posted by Holly Pettit May 15, 2006

Having received an advance copy today, I am still trying to decide whether to use it in an article.

Having flipped briefly through the book, at the moment I think I may have to use it, seduced as I am by the mix of collage, old photos, diary entries, e-mail, and the background (well hidden) of the original Lucile. This trick has been pulled before but I fall for it, willingly, again!

The all-important question is: Will the text hold up to all this operatic get-up? I hope so. The results might be amazing, especially given the high production values, to include 200-odd heavy weigh glossy pages printed in full color and a padded faux gilded leather journal-style cover (thank you, $imon and $chuster).

Even if the book does manage to live up to its cover, still the question remains...should a fiction written on top of a classic novel-in-verse, qualify for its own article in a series called, "Novels-in-Verse?"

Check out the article here.