The writing style in this novel is very eerie and mysterious-like. The author always seems to keep secrets from the reader and it is felt throughout the book. When secrets are revealed the suspense usually builds up a little over intervals and when the mood is calm, the revelation comes spontaneously surprising the reader for maximum effect. It is a very ordered and predictable pattern found throughout the novel yet I feel it is a very effective way of delivering a story that hooks the reader from beginning to end. This style is especially useful in the book's genre which is thriller. Also, the author's choice of words often hint and foreshadow future events which gives the reader incentive to keep reading. The novel is written in the first person point of view from the eyes of Victor. Here we see his subjective view of characters around him throughout the novel. He reveals many interesting ideas in his mind such as believing that there is no intelligent being watching over them or a God-like figure which shows his empiricism and his belief in the natural sciences. He also shares with the reader his feelings of inferiority to his brother and how he is better at everything than him. He describes how he is nicer, more handsome, better at their studies and better at fencing.