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I get that there's a mystery to be solved but there seemed to be so many red herrings; I at least think we came back to most if not all of them, but I almost lost track of where we were going in tying up some of those loose ends. I wanted to know whaI get that there's a mystery to be solved but there seemed to be so many red herrings; I at least think we came back to most if not all of them, but I almost lost track of where we were going in tying up some of those loose ends. I wanted to know what was going to happen, but sometimes couldn't remember the small cliffhanger I was left on from one time or perspective jump to the next. Because of that, the suspense building was really just more opportunities for me to forget things that were building up.
If I had to choose a theme for this book I think it'd be: fuck rich people, especially men -- which, fair. The Van Laars seem like pretty awful people in general, though the McLelans (sp?) gave them a run for their money. I think there's an interesting moral quandary embedded in John Paul's plot line: is it okay to frame someone for a terrible crime if they are a terrible person? Don't get me wrong, he seems like a real piece of shit but does that justify framing him for a murder that didn't actually happen?
I lost respect for Vic Hewitt when I learned his reason for going along with the plan to lie about what happened to Bear. I almost wish the Van Laars had blackmailed him into it by threatening to withhold the trust rather than him worrying about it and rushing into the choice under the guise of protecting his daughter's future. The men in this, apart from Hayes, are pretty meh or just plain bad people. I get that it is happening in the 60s and 70s and things like misogyny and classism may have been more socially acceptable or even expected but ugh.
I am a bit ambivalent about the ending. I'm glad Barbara is okay, but the fact that she literally had to live on a deserted island and fend for herself at thirteen was her best option is pretty bleak....more
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