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Jen Levine asked this question about Long Bright River:
Does anyone have any idea what the author would choose to write this book without any quotation marks?
OMalleycat I think it’s to emphasize the story is told strictly from Mickey’s point of view. There’s no omniscient narrator reporting what was said word for word…moreI think it’s to emphasize the story is told strictly from Mickey’s point of view. There’s no omniscient narrator reporting what was said word for word; it’s just Mickey’s version. It also renders the dialogue distant, terse, and just-the-facts like a police report, which would be emotionally repressed Mickey’s style.(less)
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Long Bright River
by Liz Moore (Goodreads Author)
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