Some brief thoughts *spoilers*

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Some brief thoughts *spoilers*

Post by CyberGhostface » Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:18 pm

Just finished it. Overall, I think it's JAL's best work since LTROI (which will likely remain my favorite, although it's hard for me to say whether the film factors into that). Lately I've been having a hard time staying focused on a book but this managed to hook me.

I think JAL is really good at tapping into the dark side of nature, even when it's "mundane" -- Max Hansen was probably one of the more loathsome characters I've read and the domestic violence between Lennart and Laila was pretty disturbing. As for Theres and Teresa, I never hated them even when they went past the point of no return. I wonder if Oskar would have ended up like Teresa if he didn't have Eli, though.

One question -- what happened to Jerry? Did he have his 'happy ending' with Paris?
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Re: Some brief thoughts *spoilers*

Post by lombano » Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:27 pm

CyberGhostface wrote:One question -- what happened to Jerry? Did he have his 'happy ending' with Paris?
Probably not, unless he fled Sweden fast, and perhaps not even then. He could at least be accused of kidnapping Theres.
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