Week 2 Post-Setting

I think that the setting in People of the Book is very interesting and sets it apart from many other books. I like how not only the place changes, but the time period changes as well introducing the reader to more characters who came in contact with the book. Having so many characters makes the book more interesting by having more plots. Another thing I like is how Brooks describes the each setting in the book, like when she describes the first rays of sun and the gusts of wind blowing the pine boughs on Mount Trebevic and the construction cranes in Vienna bowing over the city's wedding cake skyline. I think this is important because it keeps the reader from getting confused and gives the reader a mental image of each new setting. One thing I don't like is how Brooks transitions from one time period to another, like how she goes from Amalie examining the butterfly wing in Vienna to Lola running home years earlier in Sarajevo.