Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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Was anyone else disappointed by the ending?
Holly
Nov 03, 2025 09:09AM
In the end, I felt myself feeling like I too was suffering a vast hunger that could not be slaked. I don't take issue with Sabine being killed, or even Lottie being murdered per se (though I have to admit, the latter hurt a little) - but the way Alice just walks out? I feel like I have no grip on what she was going to do next. Where her (after)life was going to go. Sabine and Lottie had these sweeping stories about their lives and Alice had very little in the way of that. Alice was very much looking backwards - to her childhood, to when Cattie was still alive - is that why I feel this sense of... unfulfillment when it comes to the ending?
It hurts me to write this, don't get me wrong. I really enjoyed the book. I loved Charlotte and Sabine. But the ending felt abrupt, as if there was no glimpse into Alice's future. Was that intentional? Did I miss something? Or did others feel this way?
It hurts me to write this, don't get me wrong. I really enjoyed the book. I loved Charlotte and Sabine. But the ending felt abrupt, as if there was no glimpse into Alice's future. Was that intentional? Did I miss something? Or did others feel this way?
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I also felt like the ending wrapped up too quickly for a decades long build up between characters and still feel like so much was left unresolved. Alice was the only character I liked and also wish we had more insight to her future.
Yes, I felt like it was very almost expected and fast-moving given the literal centuries it took to get there.
I wish Alice got a little bit more attention, and maybe even some acceptance into how she was going to live like this eternally.
I wish Alice got a little bit more attention, and maybe even some acceptance into how she was going to live like this eternally.
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