Thread: MobileRead August 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
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Old 08-18-2011, 01:29 PM   #71
WT Sharpe
Bah, humbug!
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Originally Posted by Ron. View Post
by the time I was half way through I wanted to smack the author every time i read "so it goes.."
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I kind of like having it popping up all the time. Don't know why, but I did!
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Originally Posted by caleb72 View Post
Yeah I'm the same. I liked it too.
I think the book, with it's constant repetition of the phrase, "So it goes," is a lot more enjoyable if you consider it as a sort of prose/poetry hybrid. Think of the phrase as a lyrical device, a motif, a chorus or refrain, if you will, then sit back and let the dark music wash over you.
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