Digressions & meditations
Christopher's digressions and meditations are anything but mere distractions from the 'proper story'. They are fundamental to the effect of the book because they - They are, in a sense, what gives the book profundity and depth. As I have noted elsewhere, Christopher's digressions add up to some 60 pages, or around 25% of the text. This does not include mini-digressions, or quick asides while he is telling the story -...