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Not so sure about the 'omniscient author' approach to fictionalized history that begins in the early 1920's and captures a variety of major events up through end of WWII, along with the author's insights on those events through her characters' conversations. Title was familiar, but couldn't recall until chapters using Olivier Messiaen's dissonant work of the same name. A fine read, tho ponderous @ times

Now on p 422! Not so sure about the 'omniscient author' approach to fictionalized history that begins in the early 1920's and captures a variety of major events up through end of WWII, along with the author's insights on those events through her characters' conversations. Title was familiar, but couldn't recall until chapters using Olivier Messiaen's dissonant work of the same name. A fine read, tho ponderous @ times

Though others seem to think interior dialogues over-intellectualized, something about endless brutality in war brings out brilliant thinking. It may be a bit snobbish to think that working-class people don't have profound rational thoughts.

Though others seem to think interior dialogues over-intellectualized, something about endless brutality in war brings out brilliant thinking. It may be a bit snobbish to think that working-class people don't have profound rational thoughts.

Though others seem to think interior dialogues over-intellectualized, something about endless brutality in war brings out brilliant thinking. It may be a bit snobbish to think that working-class people don't have profound rational thoughts.