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by Daniel Handler (Goodreads Author)

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noemi [dogeatsreads] Remember that all of this I written from Flannery's perspective in her journal so she wrote whatever she thought or remembered was going on and that m…moreRemember that all of this I written from Flannery's perspective in her journal so she wrote whatever she thought or remembered was going on and that meant giving Natasha roles when she didn't really have any. Also there are clues to show that Flora was one of the B8, for example on the day after the murder, Flan is listing the member of the B8 and she includes Flora but not Natasha, suggesting that atleast at some points in time she had some awareness of reality. (less)

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noemi [dogeatsreads] I first came to the suspicion when Flan, Natasha and Flora are at the lake. Flan recalls looking at the rippling water and only seeing two people refl…moreI first came to the suspicion when Flan, Natasha and Flora are at the lake. Flan recalls looking at the rippling water and only seeing two people reflected back but can't make out who of the three of them is missing.

Also when people keep calling Flannery Natasha is another big clue and by this point I was certain that they were the same person. Flannery was writing what she recalled from the day in her journal so she would write that people were mistaking her for Natasha or be addressing Natasha and not her but that wasn't actually what was going on. Whenever she thought that Natasha was being addressed it was actually (the dark side of) Flannery being addressed but her delusion is what made her write Natasha's name in the journal. And she explains at the end that she didn't edit those mistakes while rewriting the journal because Natasha was so imbedded in her life and her memories and herself

Also If you go back through you'll notice that every time Flannery thinks people are talking to Natasha it's whenever it's about something that "normal" Flannery wouldn't do.
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