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Hm, this is interesting and a little unsatisfying.

The guy can't seem to let go of the idea of being a particular kind of character and it's aggravating to watch him acting how he thinks that kind of character should act. Or, you know, write. Tersely. In the desert. In a trailer. $300 a month.

A little more classical literary touch really wouldn't hurt here.

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Don't you think that's the point? His writing is an act, his life is an act. Although he eventually became what he acted. That is how he writes and that is how he lives.

It may be the point but it makes me feel about it how I described.

I think that's a big part of the story. it was aggravating to himself as well. A bit long form coming of age story, but I think it was genuine.

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