I thought the main characters were going to be the lady and Clara. The beginning of the book was focusing a lot on those two. But then it shifted its focus on the Flower Girl, so I found out it was about her. The first few pages were hard to tell what th ebook would be about, but I guess it just took a while to start up. I tried to guess at the plot and what would happen, but I had no guesses that were even close to what ended up happening. I predicted that perhaps the Lady and Clara take the Flower Girl home since she doesn't seem to be well off. But that was not correct.
One thing I don't like about the beginning is how the author introduces the character but not with their name. Then later on he uses the character's name. When the book first said "Eliza" I thought they were introducing yet another character, since I hadn't rememebered an "Eliza". I was confused when they stopped talking about "The Flower Girl". Maybe I didn't catch the first time the author tried to use the name better, but that was very confusing and I think could've been done a little smoother.
Another thing that I found confusing was when the author tried to write as the Flower Girl spoke. I couldn't even begin to guess what she was saying, even after trying to read it four or five times. "Ow, eez ye-ooa san, is e?" What is that? I know the author used it for emphasis on the girl's dialect, and was a good technique, but i was still confused on what she was trying to say. Maybe if it was a little easier to understand I would fine the technique a little more helpful.
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