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For those who 'eye' read the book, did you think the unconventional punctuation served a worthwhile purpose? (I'll provide my view in my answer to my own question.)

Katherine I think the format goes towards expanding the range of what constitutes a novel (blurring the lines between poetry and prose) as well as indicating ho…moreI think the format goes towards expanding the range of what constitutes a novel (blurring the lines between poetry and prose) as well as indicating how difficult it is to make sense of their experiences. The difficulty reading the book, in my analysis, goes to show how difficult it is to be a Black woman in society, and this shows their efforts to sort through their memories/thoughts.(less)

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IvanOpinion I wonder if this was the author's intention, making things more difficult for the reader to give a sense of the difficulties faced by the characters? ...more
Jun 11, 2020 04:44AM

AnneeApple I totally agree
Jul 23, 2020 07:59AM

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Girl, Woman, Other

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