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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.)
Cecilie Jøhnk I believe that without punctuation, I "hear" the book more laconic ... more stating the fact without expressing pity or triumph.
Fact stating in delib…moreI believe that without punctuation, I "hear" the book more laconic ... more stating the fact without expressing pity or triumph.
Fact stating in deliberate indifferent "voice" have served authors pointing out injustices before, as well Brecht as Fay Weldon and Margareth Atwood.
But as you read it, the laconic voice disappears, as the text isn't otherwise different from a text with punctuation. A few places it becomes poem-ish, but most of the book would be very much the same with punctuation - so I, too, considered whether this was just affectation on the author's side?
Still, it is a really good and very genuine novel, so I wasn't annoyed as I would have been, if the text in general had seemed affectated and vain.
Still a good book, though. (less)
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