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I find the use of long dashes instead of quotation marks very distracting. It takes me out of the story. Does anyone know why this punctuation choice was made?
R G I wonder if the author wanted to preserve the special place of contempt for the phony "Dennis". I haven't finished the book yet, but the author does g…moreI wonder if the author wanted to preserve the special place of contempt for the phony "Dennis". I haven't finished the book yet, but the author does give the reader a special feeling about "Dennis" simply by seeing his name in quotes all the time. That impact is stark because he never uses quotation marks around the dialogue. (less)
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The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author)
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