The rest of the narrative continues to shift. (vox.com)
I liked the way the story of the woman who first copies the psalm is wrapped around the rest of the narrative and that each strand of the story is linked with a different verse, although the formula wore a bit thin towards the end. (premierchristianity.com)
In retrospect our enjoyment of the whole novel depends upon our having dwelled within the particular episodes which, felt in isolation from the rest of the narrative, are often absurd, unintelligible. (religion-online.org)