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"said nothing." - most common phrase in the book?
Bryce
Mar 11, 2015 10:57AM
Reading this book (ok, listening to it), it seems like I don't go very long with someone failing to respond, usually with the words " said nothing." Reacher stood out at first for it. But once other characters started doing it, some of the conversations started to feel a little funny, since most people are uncomfortable saying nothing in most situations.
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Silence can be an interrogation tool, and Reacher has much experi ence with it. He also uses silence to show he is not intimidated by someone like a superior officer or government official. I've always enjoyed Parker's dialog, but I haven't heard it on audio,
He "said nothing" many times in "The Enemy" as well. It was a little annoying
Robert B. Parker had this same problem especially noticed in audiobook form. Dialog is hard to do well, but I found after a bit my brain just got used to how to follow along. Reacher is a very self contained so the strong silent thing seem to fit.
If it had just been Reacher who 'said nothing', I could buy the interrogation technique, but the lawyer 'said nothing', and Carmen 'said nothing', and others. It was super annoying.
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