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Everything is changed nova weetman6/6/2023 Each new (but chronologically older) conversation or action has led to the situation we read about in the previous chapter. The theme of cause-and-effect is put to great use as we observe the boys see-saw emotionally. Because at this point the author is like a card-turner, coolly revealing each new scene, which puts the previous one into a new, more complex light. The reader sympathises with sorrowful Jake, the more emotionally engaged boy. And then we hear from Jake, terrified, remorseful: ‘We killed him’. Then Alex enters the scene and something about his attitude is off he’s keeping his cool while around him everyone else is losing theirs. Tension is high from the start as we meet Ellie, girlfriend of one of the boys, who hints at the seriousness of what has occurred, how her own life is different by association. This tale of two boys whose lives undergo dramatic, slow-burning change in the months following a split-second decision is an excellent read for teenagers. Nova Weetman had one such reason and in Everything Is Changedtheme and structure are perfectly complemented. There are many ways to tell a story, but reverse chronology must be one of the least common – there has to be a good reason for writing a story backwards. Reviewed by Emily Gale (Readings magazine) Everything Is Changed was published in September 2016.
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