Andre Landgraf’s Reviews > The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry > Status Update

a.j. nods out of politeness, but he doesn't believe in random acts. he is a reader, and what he believes in is narrative construction. if a gun appears in act one, that gun better go off by act three.

"if this were a short story, you and i would be done by now. a small ironic turn and out
that's why there's nothing more elegant in the prose universe than a short story"