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But it is time to bring my narrative to a close. Any one but you would say I had made it too long already.
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She got that right!
I finished at last. 10 days. I had given myself 5, but between work and the less than inviting prose ...
I think the story had quite a lot going for it, but as others have commented, it was sadly let down by the execution. Too many words. The first person structure combined with nineteenth century exaggerated expressions of emotion to make this read like a less than good young-adult novel. Too much telling us what is going on, rather than letting the story tell itself. But her characters were interesting, and they could be quite expressive when given a chance. And there definitely were multiple layers to this story (as desired by the theme
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I am glad I persevered, but I can't see myself ever trying to re-read it.