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King develops Louis Creed's character by showing he is a doctor (through helping his neighbor during her heart attack--indirect characterization) vs. telling he is a doctor and that's what he does (direct characterizaton).

I like how King chose the title to reflect the trauma from a child's POV.

Just started reading this again because my friend is listening to the audiobook and I'd love to discuss it with her.

Aha! My prediction was correct!

Maysilee is sure turning out to be more useful than I originally thought.

I have a really creepy idea of what President Snow is going to turn into a mutt.

Straight into the reaping. That was fast!

I'm not buying that red herring. I think I know who the killer is!

So it must have been Billy trying to communicate with the MC using that baseball.

Well, there's a plausible motive right there, but since there's a lot of the book left, I'm guessing that's not the answer.

I think Ragesh has come a long way.

Uh oh! Cliffhanger!

I'm guessing there's a logical explanation for all this.

I bet this is when he goes missing. Their last words to each other made me sad.

Well, that was certainly a cliffhanger!

I like the way the author does the dual timeline but intertwines them with each other so one scenario flows effortly into the next.

I'm not sure how I'd react to that either.

The suspense is so good.

It's official. I'm hooked.

This guy is creepy. I wonder how his back story will come into play.

Intriguing beginning! I'm in!

Took a break from reading this for a while, and now I can't remember who all the characters are. So many!

I like to use this book to teach writing novel openings. So many questions, right from the start!

There was an example of pathos when the parents broke the news that their daughter was adopted.

I just am not a huge fan of Darian. She was way too quick to blame Riley for her mother's death. Of course, I can see how she might have been jealous, but she just won't let it go.