Janice Mazur answers “Chapter 20 - When I first read it, I...”

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?

Janice Mazur When I first came across the repeated passage, I thought that my Kindle had glitched and brought me back a few pages. When I realized it was intention…moreWhen I first came across the repeated passage, I thought that my Kindle had glitched and brought me back a few pages. When I realized it was intentional, I found it to be an extremely effective technique to drive home the sameness of Hakan's life, day after day, year after year.
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