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Grolier often invites guest speakers for poetry readings and recitations??€”events that Menkiti says “encourage a meeting of world poets and world voices...
...narrated by one character, and, like a skilled cinematographer, Smiley deftly zooms in and out.If Smiley’s ability to render consciousness is breathtaking, her skills at creating dialogue are as well, but for the opposite reason. Smiley allows her egotistical characters to indulge in uninterrupted story recitations??€”open invitations to reach across the novelistic fourth wall.When Smiley attempts snappy banter, the result is badly scripted conversation. Take this scene at an outdoor pool: Max’s 23-year-old daughter reclines among a pile of towels with her father’s Hollywood agent...
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