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Annette Montez Kolda asked this question about Pretend I'm Dead:
When I started reading "Pretend I'm Dead", I right away was drawn to a character/narrator with mental health issues. As a writer myself, I recognized the "unreliable narrator" that they teach you about in English classes. But as I read the book (which I loved!) I realized that Mona really wasn't unreliable. She was narrating her world as she experienced it. Was the narrator unreliable?
Natali Hi. I don't think she's unreliable. It's written in a third-person limited POV, so I think the narrator is still somewhat separate from Mona.

Also, th…moreHi. I don't think she's unreliable. It's written in a third-person limited POV, so I think the narrator is still somewhat separate from Mona.

Also, this book was really racist. I just wanted to add that. (less)
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Pretend I'm Dead
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