Dawn answers “This is the first novel I have read that...”

Pamela asked this question about Monogamy:

This is the first novel I have read that is structured in such a dominant linear fashion, like a series of "slices of life" instead of a main story with backstories and side stories. In the past I have rejected such novels because they seem too easy to create. But if anyone can master this, it would be Sue Miller. What do you all think?

Dawn Not linear to me. I was surprised when the chapter after she meets him she's been married for 30 years to him, and then suddenly she's a child again w…moreNot linear to me. I was surprised when the chapter after she meets him she's been married for 30 years to him, and then suddenly she's a child again with a friend walking in a woodlot where they come upon the child molester...(less)

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