Repetition of plot

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Repetition of plot

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When the author takes us to another worldline, almost the whole plot in the first worldline is repeated. Do you think that the repetition was necessary for each and every scene? Did it distracted you from the plot? Did you skip the repetitions while reading?
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I think it was necessary to show us that there's only a slight difference between different worldlines. I wasn't distracted by it but I know without it the book would have been much shorter. Some of them I perused through like the one for the train station, but mostly I just read through them.
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Victor Kilyungi wrote: 02 Jul 2021, 04:22 I think it was necessary to show us that there's only a slight difference between different worldlines. I wasn't distracted by it but I know without it the book would have been much shorter. Some of them I perused through like the one for the train station, but mostly I just read through them.
I agree also think that the repetition of the plot is necessary. The whole multiverse idea is not an everyday idea. I think the repetition helped with understanding the book. When changes were made we could see these subtle differences.
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The repetition was unnecessary. I found it annoying at times and time wasting. I ended up being confused more than once.
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The repetition wasn't distracting to me. However, I skipped reading some paragraphs that were written exactly the same way in other chapters. In general, the repetition didn't really bother me.
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I really don't think it was needed. It was really weird revisiting it and ultimately not gathering much from it a second time. It really had a shock factor the first time around, the second time it just seemed tacky in a way.
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I didn't find repetition off track. It was an important element. It did get boring at times but it's fine you know since it showed how connected and similar they are and just slightly different leading to different events.
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Neenu B_S wrote: 02 Jul 2021, 01:14 When the author takes us to another worldline, almost the whole plot in the first worldline is repeated. Do you think that the repetition was necessary for each and every scene? Did it distracted you from the plot? Did you skip the repetitions while reading?
I didn't skip the repetitions also because they gave us a clue to the characters' motives and actions. In my opinion, they were quite important. Considering it was a multiverse, they were legit.
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When the first repetition took place I was distracted a bit. I forgot that it is a multiverse story. Then I backtracked and then I notice the colored lines at the start of the chapter. From there I already anticipated repetitions of scenarios. I actually look forward to those repetitions because I understand Gary better on that line better because of the subtle differences.
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I don't think it is necessary. However, this repetition can be good to those who are not familiar with this kind of theme, the multi-worlds story. This can help them to remember and easier to track down the missing dots in the plot.
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It was a bit tedious at times (I admit I've skipped some paragraphs), but it was important in order to understand how the slightest details might influence the course of events.
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I believe the repetition was needed. The difference between each line is very subtle, and with these repetitions is easier to acknowledge these differences and understand Gary's actions better.
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I can see this idea being implemented if it were to become a movie. But even then one might get bored. In the context of reading, I think, it is a matter of personal preference as it does cements the idea of the multiverse which the story is about. As for me, I would skim through it :)
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I dont even remember if there were repetitions in the book, and I dont remember myself skipping even a single sentence. So I think this is pretty evident that the repetition was necessary to make the reader understand the idea of parallel universes.
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I think repetition is unnecessary because we are already familiar with the content. For the sake of the concept of the book, repetition should always be kept to a minimum. I never skip a single line in a book.
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