Maura (maura853) - , reviewed on 2/6/2018 + 542 more book reviews

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Sometimes, a book that I have been enjoying is torpedoed at the very last moment by a disappointing, poorly handled ending. And sometimes, a book that I've carried on reading, in spite of doubts and second thoughts, blows my mind with the very last line.

SPOILERS This book falls into that second category. If anything, Tremblay is perhaps too clever, and could have shown a little mercy to the poor, dumb reader (me), who had to be smacked over the head with what's really going on, in a shocking conclusion. A conclusion which, I realized on reflection, had cleverly been telegraphed all along. I'm looking forward to re-reading this one, now that I'm in on the joke ...

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