I Regret Almost Everything

I Regret Almost Everything subverts conventional notions of linear storytelling. Analyze the formal and thematic resonance of McNally’s structural choices. How would a more chronological approach to McNally’s account alter McNally’s primary arguments and explorations?

Explore the significance of McNally’s first person voice and tone. Which tonal registers does he employ, and to what effect? For example, how would McNally’s story and themes differ if he had not incorporated humor or self-deprecation?

Compare and contrast McNally’s marriages to Lynn and Alina. How does McNally represent these relationships on the page, and to what effect? How would McNally’s account differ if he were to have omitted these dynamics from the page?