Justin’s Reviews > Dandelions > Status Update

Did some reading at the beach, still more dialogue in the story, I’m starting to think the whole book is just the two of them (Kuno and Iketo’s mom) arguing politely about if Ineko should have been admitted into the mental hospital.

The mother and Kuno continued walking away from the inn, discussing their views on fate, Ineko’s illness, and the validity of Ineko’s version of her father’s death. Perhaps it was her father’s fate the he perished doing what made him happiest, perhaps it be Ineko’s fate to remain locked away. The two continued walking and agreed to stay a night at an inn, the mother seeming more uneasy that before, bell at6

The word “but” has been the main theme of these last couple pages. Ineko’s mom detests the word and urges kuno to stop using it. On the other hand, Kuno believes it lets us change our thoughts and steer them in a new direction. “It’s how we humans rescue ourselves from the anxieties that entrap us, and open new paths forward”. Definitely an interesting view.