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Gregory Luckert
is 40% done
Still in the second section (1948). I love how the author shows and doesn’t tell. Things happen and they’re only hinted at. The protagonist continues to live in a rundown hotel and rights for a newspaper. It sounds like he wants to start writing about the homeless.
— Sep 03, 2024 03:39PM
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Gregory Luckert
is 33% done
Still in ‘48. Gorgeous and nearly perfect. Dialogue is not as strong as the narrative sections. I love the simple verse. High impact. The main character realizes he has some sort of PTSD. We have a view of LA. That is now gone. Bunker Hill and the orange funicular.
— Aug 31, 2024 01:00PM
Gregory Luckert
is 13% done
1946-1948: New York & Manhattan. Canadian D-Day veteran committing slow suicide in the Big Apple. This is poetry more than prose. Narrative unfolding via 1st person memories of home & the Service interspersed with 3rd person omniscient passages. From the narration, it appeared that the change in narrator doesn’t coincide with chapters or sections. Beautiful descriptions of the city’s angles & shadows.
— Jul 29, 2024 10:26PM
