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A guy at my library book club last month said he skips every chapter with the wife's diary entries in 'Dracula'
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kelly3857mo ago
That's such a specific thing to skip, but it tracks. People seem to get weirdly impatient with any part of a story that isn't straight action or dialogue. Those diary chapters are slow, but they build all the dread. Cutting them out just turns it into a monster chase.
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derek6567mo ago
Ever feel like we're all just skipping to the monster chase in our own lives? I know I do.
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thomas_palmer6mo ago
Kelly385 is right about the dread building up. You gotta read the slow parts to really feel the chase later.
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