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I Live With You
This was a very neat piece of writing because of the point of view it is told from. in fact the writer is careful to make sure we never know quite who is talking to us, whether it is a manifestation of mental making or an actual being. this is what drives the readers curiosity.
   i really liked how the author used so many things that we have all experienced to make this secret character come to life. by blaming common place actions on this creation the author keeps the readers attention; we have experienced these things before, is the author going to tell us what has been causing them? things like misplacing objects or tripping over nothing are relateble to the average reader an therefore a safe thing for the author to extort.
   while reading i found myself postulating on whether the this being was actually supposed to be within the character. that we all have a sort of split personality where a part of us pushes the other out of its comfort zone. it is the lady's inter self that causes her to change and become more noticeable and social. perhaps the author is also commenting to the situation of self bullying.
  i think that i enjoyed this piece mainly because it was different. i had never read anything quite like it. reading it was almost like a scavenger hunt in a way, searching for all of the things that are blamed of this being that i too have experienced. the writing was not just intriguing but seemed to spark paranoia out of the already present ember that all individuals have. it felt as though i had been let in on a secret.

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