Almanac continues to amaze me. I’ve stuck up for this book from the beginning, but now I’m starting to lose faith. Not that Silko is a bad author, she’s an amazing story-teller, it’s just becoming harder and harder to keep up with what she’s doing in this novel. At the beginning, the story was primarily about Seese and Sterling, and occasionally the twins. I was just getting into the whole clairvoyance/mystery aspect of the book when it suddenly switched. Now, the book focuses primarily on Max and Leah and their awkward relationship. What about Seese and Sterling? I wasn’t done hearing about them yet! Are we ever going to tie up the loose ends here?
Leah and Max are a whole different story altogether. Are they in love, or not? Despite Max’s unorthodox profession (ie. killing people!!!), I can’t figure out why they don’t love each other. And if they aren’t in love, then why are they still together? I don’t understand their relationship at all. More frustrating is the fact that I don’t understand how it is relevant to the main storyline, which I thought revolved around Sterling. I know that they all must somehow be connected in the end, but I wish that the story would stop jumping around so much. We’re given just enough time to become invested in the characters, and then they disappear from the plotline completely! Who knows? Maybe Silko will bring it all around, but in the meantime I remain completely perplexed. I want to have faith in this story, but the more I read the more it loses me.
Come on Silko, make me a believer.
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