Critics and general readers alike have praised the clarity and directness of Schaefer's prose style. This undoubtedly reflects Schaefer's experience as an editor and journalist. In keeping with the setting and Ramon's cultural background, Schaefer attempts in this novel to give his English prose a distinctly Spanish flavor, much as Ernest Hemingway did in The Old Man and the Sea.
This approach may occasionally seem awkward and cumbersome, but the overall effect is expressive and lyrical: The boy looked at him, startled, and shrank smaller inside the blanket. His own small.....
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