Initial Annie on my Mind

When I first started reading this novel, I felt like it just wasn't written in a way that would draw people in. I think that the raw material, and base storyline of the book is good, I think that Nancy Garden chose to write it in the form of Liza writing a letter to Annie. I like her initial idea of this, the only downfall for me, and possibly others is that Liza is not exactly the most relatable or likable character. She did a good job of telling what had happened, how they met, everything. What she was missing was the emotional side of it all, Liza does not seem very emotional, so that makes it hard to connect with her. One of the theories I didn't see, until class discussion, was the relation with Liza's mannerisms and emotions are closer to that of a man. I didn't put this relation together, which could possibly be because myself personally, can be identified with a man. This Could effect my ability to see it in her.