A Goodreads user asked this question about The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1):
Do any of the people here think that this type of literature is easier to write and more difficult to read? I find that sometimes people would not be able to notice whether the narrator is speaking or the characters are having a conversation, the book itself is amazing and I would never stop anyone from not reading it. But this small problem, just lets us appreciate the fact the authors take the time to add the ''s.
Ying The conversations without quotation marks are the conversations had happened in the past. The conversations with the quotation marks are happening in …moreThe conversations without quotation marks are the conversations had happened in the past. The conversations with the quotation marks are happening in present. At least that's how I see them as.(less)
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by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
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