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| | The Recognitions - William Gaddis |
 | | William Gaddis' The Recognitions is often called one of the "great American novels", a large tome with a fine reputation, acclaimed, underappreciated -- and largely unread. |
 | | The Recognitions requires a reader to make an investment, not only of the exorbitant sum charged by Penguin for purchase of the book, but also of time, concentration, and patience -- all in short supply, one is led to believe in this sound-bite age. |
 | | A number of stories run through it, as various characters whose paths crisscross are, at different points, the focus of the novel. |
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