Episodic

There's much to be said of Voltaire's hilarious usage of satire in this story. I actually found myself laughing out loud at a lot of the outrageous dialogue found in this. However, I'd like to take a look at Voltaire's story structure, compared to how we read modern novels. Many classic novels take an episodic structure, meaning that the plot kind of meanders where the character goes. We see this in books such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and The Hobbit. Here, though, because Voltaire's chapters are so short, a lot of the action happens in rapid succession, making for an interesting read. Comparing this to modern novels, such as Paper Towns, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, or even the popular A Song of Ice and Fire series, we see a trend in an overreaching arc for the plot, rather than the characters moving from one set piece to the next. Both have their merits; I like Lewis Carrol's usage of it in Alice, but the modern style is what I've grown up with. Even so, you lose something in the modern style with character development of smaller characters that might not pop back up in the plot. Voltaire's set up seems to do much of that, and for the most part, I'm enjoying it so far. Each leave their impression in a short amount of time, and their banter is enjoyable to read.

EDIT: I commented on Natalie and Zelda's posts.