tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post2637978506584986251..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Orphans Progress - A Short Story by Mavis Gallant - First Published April 3, 1965 in The New Yorker Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-89466458043812800262019-03-13T23:33:38.107+08:002019-03-13T23:33:38.107+08:00I think it's amazing that she packs nine years...I think it's amazing that she packs nine years into this story, two more years than pages. Of course, you don't get an intimate understanding of either girl and, yet, you don't feel any more distanced from them, than they feel from each other. So glad you're enjoying these stories: me too. (I won't repeat the long comment I left about language here, but you can find it on my post about the story if you like.)Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com