What inspired the choice to tell this story through the perspective of a man with insensitivity to pain?
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Ingenious Pain

Ingenious Pain
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What inspired the choice to tell this story through the perspective of a man with insensitivity to pain?
Did anyone else feel the pacing slowed down in the middle, or was that just me?
How do readers interpret the ending — is it hopeful, tragic, or something more ambiguous?