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Chapter 20 - When I first read it, I thought I had caught editorial errors as the same passages were repeated 2 or 3 times, word for word, only pages apart. Then realized this may be the writer symbolizing the circular thoughts that have been created in Hakan's solitude, with no longer a linear structure but simply a circular repeatable pattern. Which is it?
S.B. Harrison I love how everyone has the same reaction to this part of the book. I thought it was an error and was taken aback. Then it happened again and having m…moreI love how everyone has the same reaction to this part of the book. I thought it was an error and was taken aback. Then it happened again and having more context it became clear what the author was doing. Then it happened one more time at the end of the chapter and I loved it. (less)
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In the Distance
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