I've just started to read this book. By looking at the cover, most people, including me, would think that this book is about someone cutting themselves. The cover is a black background with a razor on it. The first line once you open the book is, "My sweater was new, stinging red and ugly." I think it's an excellent way to start a book that way. It makes you think about what the theme may be. It's not like it gives it away, like most books do in the beginning. Reading on, you find out that the main character is in a very different setting. She or he is not at home. They are in a "cubicle", as the writer says.
I read the first 7 pages of the book. I know that the main character's name is now Camille Preaker. She works as a newspaper reporter, and her bosses name is Frank Curry. Her boss is making her go back to her hometown to write a news report on a murder that happened here. Automatically, you can tell she does not like her hometown. She doesn't even want to go back to see her mother. I think part of the theme would be that she doesn't like her hometown.
Later on, I think she is going to get into even more trouble with the news report and her mother. She's already stated that she doesn't like the way her mother greets her when she visits. So far, it seems as if she didn't really have a good childhood.
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