Continuing Love Medicine

I've really liked what the author has brought to the second quarter of this book. It helped me understand the backgrounds of all the characters that were presented early on. The first couple chapters threw me for a loop, I had a hard time understanding what time period I was in and who the main characters were and how they were related to each other. As I read on the book started making more sense to me, I was expecting a traditional book and storytelling format that's chronological but Love Medicine reads more like a series of different stories that put in an order that helps the reader understand the emotions and reactions for all these different characters. 

I think the structure of the book really helped paint a good picture of the relationship the women have. The style helped me at least see the interconnections and special moments they share. Had the book been chronological I don't think I would have understood the way the women react to each other in the first chapter. It's nice to see the "current" time and then have a kind of "flashback" into their early lives. One point I remember being a great example was when June was being hanged. At first the hanging happened in the past tense with the women remembering back on it and a couple chapters in the hanging is happening in real time. It's just a really neat writing style that I never would have thought of and I have enjoyed it quite a bit.