William Denton wrote:
One interesting thing is that the bank robbery, which is
shown being planned and put in motion, is then almost left
out of it. Heath lets a couple of people tell what they saw
happen, but he never describes it in the main narrative.
Other events, and reactions, prove to be more important. It's
not what I expected.
********* It's artsy to leave the violent part out and then
just gradually fill the reader in on the details after the
fact. I place the blame on Faulkner for popularizing the
technique in SANCTUARY. Edward Anderson liked it and followed
suit in THIEVES LIKE US. It's a delightful little game the
writer plays with the reader. The reader endures endless
talking and talking and talking and then something really
wicked or exciting occurs but the only way you hear about it
is through more talking and talking and...
At least Heath finally delivers out there at the barn.
miker
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