Hey Incan.
The detail and depth of the character's voice is immediately involving. Though first-person, and even sometimes vaguely conversational, the images and description never get bogged down in silly, kitschy 'conversational' devices. Not only that, but it seems very present, even as it pulls through memories.
Trident noted the beginning. I loved the beginning. My first impression was that it dragged though--only for the structure. The sentences that become long, with dashes interjecting, make it a difficult follow. The second read through, I had no problem. My first inclination is to advise sentence structure change-up in the third paragraph; but it is this tone and voice that make the piece itself; they compliment.
An easy read's no goal in itself to aim for writing. If you want more simplicity, look at those--second and third paragraphs.
There’s always that moment when you wake in the middle of the night and you don’t know where you are, what strange city or room or bed; what stranger is lying next to you, the way people stay strangers even after you’ve gotten to know them; and those are the times when what you remember is more real than you are—you’re floating on the surface of these vivid memories and they’re the only things buoying you up.
One of the aforementioned sentences. Here, in particular, I felt as if the length and semi-colon use gives an excellent stream-of-consciousness feel, without being entirely formless and incomprehensible.
For being memories, and dealing with a certain dream-like uncertainty, there's nothing uncertain about this character--in voice, in emotion, in senses.
And that's all the Imp has got to say. I've only skimmed the preceding chapters; no point in going deeper without better knowledge.
IMP
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