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In The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell, Rosie’s decision to burn herself in a coffin is not merely an act of despair. It is the culmination of the psychic and generational tension she has carried throughout the novel.
— Nov 09, 2025 04:22PM
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Campbell sets Rose Thorn’s cancer revelation up as a kind of emotional rupture—quiet but devastating. It’s one of those moments where the world of The Waters suddenly feels more fragile, more mortal. And Donkey’s decline has that same ache of pre-loss that Campbell weaves through the book: the sense that grief begins long before anything actually ends.
— Nov 16, 2025 07:37PM
