Word: firstperson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Division of the book into three firstperson narratives is not entirely successful, however. Although it allows the development of insights through comparison, it occasionally makes the book simply boring. The extensive reflections of Josh, who is a pretty colorless character despite his importance, are liable to make the reader impatient. And the retelling of certain incidents from different points of view, while sometimes highly effective, is also frequently exasperating. Here, in his fidelity to a pure understanding of his subjects, Sourian carries writing about what he knows to the brink of tedium...
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