Word: asthought
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Dates: during 1998-1998
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...found in his alwaysflirtatious interactions with women and hisusually acrimonious, acute observations on theposturing of the men he encounters. We read histhoughts, and experience Bech and his worldmediated through Bech; we experience his doubt andself-deprecating double talk from his own perch, aplace oddly, humorously distanced from himself, asthought the life he's constantly dissecting andrevising were someone else's Vacillating betweenmild self-contempt and self-importance, Bechmostly feels that it doesn't matter much. Hefloats beatifically from party to memorial party,counting the boob jobs and Herrera skirts andwondering absently whether he looks as bad as dohis aging colleagues...
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