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Steve B. asked this question about In the Distance:
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?
Rodrigo Prudencio I had the same question and glad it wasn’t my version of the book! It’s an interesting technique but I wondered why he chose to do this word for word …moreI had the same question and glad it wasn’t my version of the book! It’s an interesting technique but I wondered why he chose to do this word for word rather than more subtly. (less)
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In the Distance
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