I'll be brief --
I am more than tired than reading letters written to Dr. Jordan, from Dr. Jordan and concerning Dr. Jordan. In fact, I actually feel physically exhausted from reading these letters. Yes, I can appreciate the change in narrative structure as it changes the style and makes things "interesting", but as close minded and ignorant as this sounds, I really don't care what other people have to say to Dr. Simon Jordan. Although I realize that Dr. Simon Jordan is merely a fictional character invented by Margaret Atwood in order to create reason between Grace and humanity, and I realize that the letters were placed in the novel in order to show the different perspectives and opinions that people had of Grace Marks at the time. However, if I wanted to read five letters consecutively, then I would just check my mailbox every so once in a while. I wouldn't mind reading a letter directed to or from our dear Dr. Jordan every other chapter or so in order to refresh my mind by giving me new material to read, but to be quite honest, I wanted to read about Grace Marks and her unknown story, not what other people have to say to her doctor.
However, the letters have to eventually stop and when that happens, then hopefully things will finally get interesting.
The structure and placement of these letters are deliberate - they aren't to entertain the reader. Keep considering the thematic result of this placement.
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