Reviewing fiction is a unique challenge because there is a metaphysical quality to all narrative insomuch as it transcends material reality. When judging whether or not a piece of fiction is good or bad, you can’t merely reduce it to the quality of its prose, the coherence of its plot, or the satisfaction of its conclusion. That may be enough for an edi…
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