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The transformation of these characters is given short shrift by the hectically layered book, but their truncated scenes of inner growth are a reminder of where the beating heart of this tale resides.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2023

There, Shaw displays a thrilling tension between complexity and fury, his intricate solo lines yielding to hectically intense high-energy blasts and shrieks.

From The New Yorker Mar. 8, 2016

It hasn’t always been the most organized experiment, conducted hectically between two parents working full time while raising three boys.

From Washington Post Mar. 2, 2016

This cross is a little better, with Aguero’s radar beginning to ping hectically on the edge of the six-yard box.

From The Guardian Mar. 2, 2016

The older man is in poor health, but is hectically cheerful.

From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Carson Jay Lee




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