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That scheme was rejected by her publishers, and Paradise was released to the public with a mournful, creakily "mystical coda that is easily the least effective passage of the book. Even without that concluding misstep, though, the impact of the first chapter within the circular framework Morrison attempts is severely diluted by two factors...
...full an outline of the many characters' thoughts, so that later, when the same moment is revived in the novel's finale, there is little left to reveal. Of course, that broad surveying into Who Feels What lends the chapter very well to independent analysis, making Morrison's reading a strong, emotionally-rich teaser for readers who, unfortunately, are not likely to have their curiosity sated by the way Paradise plays...
Whatever the disappointments of her material--and granted, these shortcomings would almost certainly go unnoticed coming from any other author--Morrison stood proud atop the evening like the Tall Ships in our harbor, her elocution marvelous and her words like banners unfurled. Her delivery maintained a patrician exactitude--affording the word "vegetable" its deserved four syllables, crisply enunciating the second "t" in "tomatoes"--that rivaled her beautiful prose itself as a tribute to our language...
...final 20 minutes of the evening granted audience members a chance to ask Morrison questions about either Paradise itself or her techniques and travails as a writer. Here Morrison displayed a charming sense of confidence and humor. She told one man who inquired about her biblical references, "I was hoping nobody would ask me that...
When another reader asked how she gauges the amount of plot and character information to include, Morrison responded, "I don't know how I do it, but I'll tell you this--knowing that is the difference between an amateur and a professional...