Carrie Pooter
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Oriana Leckert:
Yours was the only review of Middlesteins that compared it, as I did, to Goon Squad. I loved Jami's timeline jumps, POV switches (within chapters no less!) no clear protagonist and antagonist and that wry omniscient narration. As an on-line student of writing, I find all instructors and workshop participants flag everything Jami did as wrong. Is there a course anywhere that nurtures such transgressions?
Oriana Leckert
Gosh, I don't know anything about writing courses, but I would say this kind of writing is not just acceptable but has been done for a long time. Ken Kesey's incredible Sometimes a Great Notion does it, and that book is like 50+ years old.
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Mel
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Oriana Leckert:
Oriana, I'm with you about Goldfinch! I just want to have that *feeling* about another book. 6 years later, I'm still searching. I can see you have mentioned 2 other novels, so will research these. Way back, I read - *Birdsong*...... another exceptional read. Are you familiar with it?
Paul
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Oriana Leckert:
How to begin? It's about your avatar the first one page embraces woman. When I saw it way back then thought it was the coolest avatar and snatched it right out from under you! Can you forgive me? I was new to Goodreads then. Can I give this avatar back to you it's rightful owner after all this time? I can find another one. Please let me know. Your reviews are spot on and fun to read.
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