New Narrative and The Activist

The structure of Renee Gladman’s The Activist is really what initially drew my attention to the book. The short fragmented thoughts accompanied by the block paragraphs on unnumbered pages are a vastly different take on the traditional novel. So far in the reading, the feeling of time is very disjointed. I get the impression that the unnumbered pages are happening simultaneously but separate from the thoughts of the narrator. Also, having large chunks of pages with no numbers really plays with my personal sense of time when reading.
The article accompanying the reading talks about the movement of the New Narrative. It seems to emphasis the socio-cultural aspects of literature and the active involvement of the audience in the piece they are writing. This theme seemed cohesive with Gladman’s in The Activist as she seemed to be writing in a matter that incorporated the audience into the piece.