Patterns

Throughout the book I am reading, I have noticed one main pattern. Saying that, that pattern is not particularly subtle, nor do I believe it was meant to be. The pattern is simply that every few chapters or so the perspective changes from the narration of historical events to the author's, Rebecca Skloot's, experience tracking this story down, as well as her experience leading up to her investigation into it. This dual narrative works quite well, as her search for the story is almost as important as the history aspect. I have seen dual narratives like this before in books, and in some ways it is a personal detriment to my experience of the book. What happens is I very quickly start to enjoy one narrative over the other, so the time I spend reading the narrative I less prefer, I am waiting to start reading the other one. My personal preferences aside, in reality it is an excellent technique for telling this story.