2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #1 discussion

Turns out Glenda and her husband, Julian, were in it for the money to support their daughter's medical care. Was Julian a sympathetic character?

At first I thought Julian might be. However, he knew Glenda had something to do with Keisha's and Ashley's deaths. Then, not so much.

Its starting to come back to me...On the one hand, I felt sorry for Julian and the pain of watching is daughter suffer but on the other hand, he knew what Glenda was doing and stood by and did nothing.

I don't really recall, but was the specifics given for why their daughter was in the hospital and need so much care and money?

I suspected Glenda mostly, always knowing when the cheerleaders were having or about to start their periods. But that didn't make the connection for me with stealing eggs. Though now looking back, Glenda, eggs, and the gynecologist together make some sense. Even though the motive was weak fir my liking.

The daughter had an undefined terminal illness that required 24-hour care. I'm not sure anyone even knew they had a child.

I don't think people knew about the daughter either.

By this time in the story, I failed to have sympathy for this couple, even though their daughter was in a precarious healthcare situation. Their solution to providing scads of money was so bereft of compassion for others, I wondered (especially with Glenda) whether they had parental instincts.

I agree, Charlene.

They were parents who love their daughter and were doing everything in order to help prolong her life. I certainly don't condone their actions and when girls started to die, that was way to far. Some people just can't accept they got dealt the losing hand in life. They have to succeed and no one else counts.