Helen’s flashbacks in Vol. III
Flashbacks only work if all the characters have them. Including Michael? He doesn’t really have a previous life of interest, though. The Helen flashbacks are interesting since we see her perspective on stuff we’ve only seen from Tim’s POV.
It’s a structural problem that the scenes work well in Helen of Santa Zita, but not so well in NFFN. So maybe they should be cut out? Or only included in the Helen-only path through the novel? One thing that’s interesting about the original version of NFFN was its immediacy—lack of back-story, flashbacks or context. You were just plunged into the characters’ live as they unfolded.
It’s a structural problem that the scenes work well in Helen of Santa Zita, but not so well in NFFN. So maybe they should be cut out? Or only included in the Helen-only path through the novel? One thing that’s interesting about the original version of NFFN was its immediacy—lack of back-story, flashbacks or context. You were just plunged into the characters’ live as they unfolded.
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- 1989 A Novel: Tim and April walk to the liquor store
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- Volume III: Helen conducts section (HSZ version)
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