Series, Sequence, Stagnation in Quicksand

A structural analysis of the novel

You may find it useful to read Use a spreadsheet for literary criticism before reading this one.

One of the ways in which I tend to evaluate or at least think about a work I read is to consider what feeling it has left me with. I realise that this is not the most intellectual way of approaching literary criticism, but I have found that for me it’s the be…