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Mary Harrison
is on page 143 of 445
A change of narrator. Now the narration has shifted to the first person and we are being allowed into the mind and thoughts of an individual and it all feels less like a fairy tale
— Sep 29, 2018 12:03PM
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Mary Harrison
is on page 209 of 445
Haven't had much time for reading lately, but have finally returned to The Ministry. There are new characters and the approach to storytelling is much more realistic and brutal. And then suddenly two of the old characters reappear and what has been a confusing section, at least for me, begins to make more sense. Definitely challenging!
— Oct 21, 2018 10:00AM
Mary Harrison
is on page 111 of 445
i feel that the reader is kept at some distance from the characters. I am an observer, perhaps a voyeur, but I do not really know these people. They seem to be part of a myth or a legend ... a hint of magic realism ... and yet real and very terrible events unfold around them. 9/11, the cruel and bitter conflict between Hindu and Muslim, the ruthless rise of the modern technocratic state. I am intrigued.
— Sep 28, 2018 11:53AM
Mary Harrison
is on page 111 of 445
i feel that the reader is kept at some distance from the characters. I am an observer, perhaps a voyeur, but I do not really know these people. They seem to be part of a myth or a legend ... a hint of magic realism ... and yet real and very terrible events unfold around them. 9/11, the cruek and bitter conflict between Hindu and Muslim, the ruthless rise of the modern technocratic state. I am intrigued.
— Sep 28, 2018 11:53AM
