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So many thought-provoking reflections and beautifully crafted passages. At the beginning of the book I found myself deeply relating to many of them.
The ending, however, was profoundly sad. I couldn’t help but feel sorry for Lotte.
I don’t believe we should turn those we love into the bearers of our burdens. No one should be condemned to carry, for the rest of their lives, the weight of a decision they never made

from my understanding—his feeling for Lotte are consuming him—leading to him believing the only way out of misery is death.

he defines himself through her