I haven't quite worked out why. I think I'm used to 'flashbacks' being a bit of something to skim through, and when the flashback takes up the entire novel, obviously things are different - and perhaps I find that disconcerting. Somehow everything takes on that sepia tone of prolonged anticlimax...
Does anyone else feel like this? I imagine not... but perhaps you have other pet peeves which feel irrational, yet affect your enjoyment a bit?
Sorry for such a brief post - I've spent the evening painting (final picture will be shown, if it is ever finished!) and now I'm going to sleep the sleep of
