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So torn about this one. Mary is a compelling character, and Ry an intriguing one. And yet.

This is so self-consciously Artistic it's grating. Leaving out quotation marks isn't ingenious or offbeat - it's pure hostility toward readers for the sake of seeming highfaluting.

Also - random changes from the prevailing present tense into past tense narration for a line or two. Seems more sloppy than a choice. Ugh!