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Yes, and that is the hard part for some readers. They expect event to mean noise. In this novel a change in how Ames names a feeling is an event. Small, but not slight

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That is a good comparison, because the missing piece changes the whole shape. Some books want the reader to do part of the work, not as a trick but as honesty about memory. I think Robinson does that well, though she is more exact than most memoir writers and less eager to explain herself. The details remain ordinary, which is why they hurt a little more
and that is the point

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I agree with your main point. The withheld information is not decoration, it is structure. Still the novel depends on very exact ordinary things too, the house the garden the writing desk. Without those concrete details the inward parts would float away and become sentimental.

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That is why people call it slow when they mean they did not watch carefully
patience is part of the plot here

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I would call it a compromise, not cheating. And if the pan is too hot, the garlic will punish you for being theatrical.

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Do you sauté the garlic until it is pale gold, or do you let it go a little darker? That changes the result quite a lot.

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That is funny, but also useful. Some dals need the spices to be part of the base, not garnish after the fact.

Otherwise you are just decorating soup.

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Do you mean range against a fixed partner or someone who changes speed? That difference matters more than people admit.

A pretend attack is still…

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A form can teach patience, which is useful. It can also teach people to admire themselves in the mirror, which is less useful.

The second one is very common, unfortunately.

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What kind of bridge do you mean exactly? Some schools say pad work, some say sparring, and some seem to mean only doing the form faster, which is not convincing.

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Yes, but weight shift is not the only thing. Distance matters too, and many forms hide that badly until another person is in front of you.

Then the nice posture suddenly has consequences.

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I disagree a little.

A map only helps if the place still exists.

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Yes, especially that point. Personal experience is useful, but it should be labeled as personal experience.

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That is the part I agree with. I don’t want every thread turning into source court.

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That is the part I agree with. A separate room would make these conversations easier to find.

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