A lot of the narrative structure reminded me of child musician almost-prodigies. People who are feted, but sigh, and in the mid & late teens, move on to other t

A lot of the narrative structure reminded me of child musician almost-prodigies. People who are feted, but sigh, and in the mid & late teens, move on to other things. The obsessiveness of the skill acquisition makes me link late childhood with hyper-ability to acquire skills. Anyway, just musings. Be interesting to see a development psychologist weigh in here on the variety of normal childhood progressions.