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Andrew O’Hagan Reads Donald Antrim

The New Yorker: Fiction

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Reginald's Desire: A Dangerous Obsession with Teenage Years

This chapter explores the character of Reginald and his inability to grow up and have a real relationship. It discusses the dangers of wanting to relive one's teenage years at an older age and the feeling of being an imposter as one ages. The chapter also praises the storytelling and the balance between control and lack of control in the narrative.

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