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Maddening how she jumps to the worst possible conclusion ever. Like it's a far logical leap she makes here and she just skipped over steps 1-23 before deciding on a scenario that is like the worst scenario ever. And then she doesn't try to follow up on it and keeps believing the worst. Argh

The writing style is so juvenile. I don't know if I can finish this book.

I'm determined to finish this book

The main character is persistent and insufferable. I understand it's to advance the storyline but holy cow girl, chill.

That said, the book has a great pace and I'm flying through it. It's intriguing and unique. I do enjoy the metaphors.

I had to stop reading and comment because this book is giving me a real "middle-aged divorced boomer vibe". The storyline is getting completely lost in the inane and sometimes awful internal banter of the protagonist. Like I probably could have felt more afraid of the gunfire and explosion but instead I'm stuck listening to the internal dialogue of Mark, which really detracts from any emotion about the situation.

Steinbeck really has a way of expressing the desolation and beauty of the human condition. It's easy to identify with all the characters - good and bad. Each have a little bit of something that we all have within ourselves. Just like in The Grapes of Wrath, the characters take what they can get, and nobody really wins.