Raymond's story has a puzzle hidden among all the words. If you enjoy doing puzzles you will enjoy reading his story.
When you assemble a puzzle you see the individual pieces, and must find how to put them all together. You don't see the complete picture until you put all the pieces where they belong. There are no physical puzzle pieces in Raymond's story, but it is a puzzle nevertheless. The pieces are the individual interactions he has with others, and none more than with Asian. What they say and do to each other, and all the other characters, becomes clear to you when you reach the end. If you read the book, read carefully, paying attention to the detail. Do that, and you will be rewarded with the ending. You will look back at what you read, saying (hopefully to yourself), "OK, now I understand!
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AuthorIn addition to writing, William Matthies' accomplishments include earning a lifetime ban from Catalina Island at 13, viewing Earth from 80,000 feet during a Mach 2.5 flight in a supersonic Russian aircraft, and remaining an absolute beginner after “playing” guitar for more than three decades. ArchivesCategories |