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Ch. 6 was short. Not sure what to think about the monster haunting Johnny.
Ch. 7 Navidson v Halloway, Explorations are fascinating.
✓ on pg.97? Letters pg609. I understand Navidson's frustration/worry at being overshadowed. Karen & Wax...
Ch. 8 SOS has me scared. If explorers get lost, Navidson can't do this alone. His obsession will kill him. Hes lost his family already. Curiosity killed the cat.
Boomark at 107
— Aug 21, 2025 11:03AM
Ch. 7 Navidson v Halloway, Explorations are fascinating.
✓ on pg.97? Letters pg609. I understand Navidson's frustration/worry at being overshadowed. Karen & Wax...
Ch. 8 SOS has me scared. If explorers get lost, Navidson can't do this alone. His obsession will kill him. Hes lost his family already. Curiosity killed the cat.
Boomark at 107
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Love the deeper explorations we're getting for Tom. Excited to find out how Navidson gets out of his current predicament
Bookmark at 313
— Jul 07, 2026 05:20AM
Bookmark at 313
smolly
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After a very long break, I have re-read everything from the beginning.
Becoming totally engrossed whenever I pick the book up and losing entire evenings. My absolute favorite parts at the moment are the Explorations.
Bookmark at 179
— Jul 04, 2026 03:42PM
Becoming totally engrossed whenever I pick the book up and losing entire evenings. My absolute favorite parts at the moment are the Explorations.
Bookmark at 179
smolly
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I made it to 139 before I had to take a break.
The beginning aside from Johhny was.. Ew..
Zampano refernces himself, which is funny.
127 referenced before 126?
pg.114 foreshadows the book becoming labyrinthine soon.
Starting pg.119 ref.144 is like a hole piercing the pages. The book is losing its mind as much as Halloway.
pg.122, is something in there?! or is it Halloway? Does time bend like space???
Bookmark at 139
— Aug 21, 2025 01:10PM
The beginning aside from Johhny was.. Ew..
Zampano refernces himself, which is funny.
127 referenced before 126?
pg.114 foreshadows the book becoming labyrinthine soon.
Starting pg.119 ref.144 is like a hole piercing the pages. The book is losing its mind as much as Halloway.
pg.122, is something in there?! or is it Halloway? Does time bend like space???
Bookmark at 139
smolly
is on page 141 of 709
Finsiehd Ch.5 + additional reading of the letters left to Johnny Truant (Lièvre?) by Mommy. Felt like a whole chapter in and of themselves. His childhood is so upsetting... Losing his mom at age 8 then again at 17, and losing his father at age 10. I'm beginning to understand why Johnny is the way he is. Deciphering the May 8th 1987 letter took awhile, it was equally enthralling and disturbing.
Bookmark at 74
— Aug 18, 2025 09:17AM
Bookmark at 74
smolly
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Just finished Chapter 5.
The children are keeping the parents grounded. They have opposite coping mechanisms, straining the relationship. The starting section about echoes had me out of my depth until it linked back to the house. I am afraid of the childrens naïvety getting them into deep trouble.
Exploration A was thrilling, I was thanking the lord by the end and cussing out Navy for being so reckless and LUCKY.
— Aug 18, 2025 09:16AM
The children are keeping the parents grounded. They have opposite coping mechanisms, straining the relationship. The starting section about echoes had me out of my depth until it linked back to the house. I am afraid of the childrens naïvety getting them into deep trouble.
Exploration A was thrilling, I was thanking the lord by the end and cussing out Navy for being so reckless and LUCKY.