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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Domenic
<mystery.robot@p...> wrote:
>
> As the writer, I felt a lot my task in this
particular book was
trying to
> keep the reader interested in the narrator, even
though he was vain,
> self-absorbed, a liar, and likely involved in
several murders around
him.
> I was interested in trying to create a character
who,through his
charm and
> intelligence, could keep the reader involved even
though they didn't
> entirely trust him.
>
> And I was hoping the readers would see a bit of
themselves in Jake
Danser,
> and maybe reflect upon that similarity...
>
I'm in late on this discussion, but Domenic makes an
excellent point here. It reminds me of a quote from Charles
Willeford about such narrators. I believe he said something
along the lines of "It's not important that you like a
narrator...but it is important that you understand the
narrator." I think that's a key to telling this type of story
and Domenic pulled it off exceedingly well. J http://www.jasonstarr.com
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