Do You Think We Didn't Get Enough Information About McDowell's Prison Escape?
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Do You Think We Didn't Get Enough Information About McDowell's Prison Escape?
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McDowell was very self-assured before going to prison. Some of his confidence had started to ebb away when the dispute about his lab's work came into play, but the thing which really destroyed him was being in prison. It was that which broke him down so that he had to rediscover himself and his place in this world. I definitely think it would have added value to the story to know more about it.
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I agree with your statements. This type of details and others within the book seemed hurried and incomplete which did not make the events relatable. Considering his type of personality it would be unreasonable to assume that he would have made friends inside prison who would have helped him escape.SpencerVo wrote: ↑16 Nov 2018, 01:07 I was thinking the same thing. Coincidentally, a few days ago I was reading a non-fiction book about a fugitive, and I was surprised at how much effort and preparation you had to put to escape the police and build an average life for yourself. I certainly didn't expect Coles to reach such a level of details, but in McDowell the escape was kinda glossed over and unrealistic.
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I quite agree. It's just hard to complain too much because I am a pretty lazy writer myself.Dael Reader wrote: ↑11 Nov 2018, 17:40 I was disappointed that there were no details about this. I also thought it was very unrealistic that he would have been able to escape so quickly. I felt like the author was a bit lazy about this.
You might as well read about it in a book.
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You do have a fair pint here, but would you say that the prison experience was too integral a turning point in McDowell's character to be left to our imagination?Life In Books wrote: ↑22 Nov 2018, 03:41 I felt McDowell's prison escape has been portrayed appropriately. It never seemed to affect the depth of the story which mainly focuses on two different phases of McDowell's life. The first one is before imprisonment and the second is after the escape.
You might as well read about it in a book.