The phrase "abruptly remind" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to indicate that someone is reminded of something suddenly or unexpectedly.
Example: "The sudden change in plans abruptly reminded her of the importance of flexibility in her schedule."
Alternatives: "suddenly remind" or "sharply remind".
So joltingly internet-speaky, it abruptly reminds the reader of the work's status as fiction – none of it's in 15th-century Italian, is it?
Architects and designers were abruptly reminded of vanities in 1981 when Michael Graves, the Princeton architect, designed an elaborate one for the Milanese furniture company Memphis.
Chileans were abruptly reminded of their unpopularity late last year, when an uprising in neighboring Bolivia overthrew a president who favored exporting natural gas through a Chilean port.
Rose was abruptly reminded of the fact when a violent squall blasted through the stadium as he was lining up a long-range penalty attempt.
After fifteen or twenty minutes, Meserve, as though he were finally bored with the topic, abruptly reminded the unit of its mission; he wanted the men to do some more reconnoitring that afternoon.
Every now and then the point of view suddenly swoops into another time, or a passing flight attendant, say, and we are abruptly reminded of how limited Carter's perspective is, or how he looks to that 74-year-old neighbor on whom he foists his dog whenever he's going on retreat.
You'll catch your reflection and your breath at the same time and be abruptly reminded that your exterior no longer matches how you feel inside, and that it now undermines the power of your voice, the voice that took decades to build up.
He added: "The increased interest clearly points to a sense of concern among some UK passport holders that the rights they enjoy as EU citizens are about to abruptly end," reminding would-be applicants that the process of exiting the EU could take more than two years.
That chat ended somewhat abruptly when I reminded him where I currently work.
William Eggleston's color photographs of the American Southwest, on the other hand, remind one abruptly of what can happen when modern life penetrates the desert: highways, gas stations, garbage.
