When technology changes in a flash - usually right around the time your parents have finally, mercifully figured out how to use something - you can envision epistolary novels like mini-communication time capsules. When was the last time you actually sent a handwritten letter? We don't even use AOL Instant Messenger anymore, and that was wasn't even that long ago. If the novel includes documents from multiple people or time periods, it's like you're the only one who holds them all, and you get to piece together the story's puzzle.Įpistolary novels are also a pretty fascinating way to capture how we communicate at a certain moment in time. One of the reasons epistolary novels are so much fun to read is that it's like there's no narrator at all - it feels as if you've actually stumbled upon the character's old diary entries or a letter she wrote to her best friend. Starting to see a thread here? They're stories told through journal entries, letters, emails, text messages, and other documents. Even if you aren't sure what an epistolary novel is, you've probably already read at least one without even realizing it, like The Color Purple, Dracula, or The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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