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by Max Barry (Goodreads Author)

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Who would you cast in a film/TV adaptation? I'm imagining Samuel L Jackson as Elliot

Elsof Ellen Page as Emily
Chris Helmsworth as Wil
Anthony Hopkins as Yeats
Omar Epps as Eliot
…moreEllen Page as Emily
Chris Helmsworth as Wil
Anthony Hopkins as Yeats
Omar Epps as Eliot
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On page 370, what does Eliot see on Harry's gun? Has Harry inscribed the bareword there? Is that how he controls Emily in the end and avoids the command to shoot her? Or am I reading too much into it and does Eliot just use that to distract Harry temporarily so he can knock him out? Meaning that Harry is able to not follow Emily's commands because love is a bareword too...

Kelly Moriarity Yes, Eliot uses an old distraction trick to draw Harry's eyes down to his rifle....just lie how Emily would draw the eyes of her "customers" elsewhere…moreYes, Eliot uses an old distraction trick to draw Harry's eyes down to his rifle....just lie how Emily would draw the eyes of her "customers" elsewhere when she was doing her card tricks(less)

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The question that Eliot asks Wil in the beginning to determine if he is the outlier is used multiple times throughout the book. "Why did you do it?" What is the purpose of this question?