Questions About Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad #4)

by Tana French (Goodreads Author)

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Do I have to read 'em in order? My friend April recommended Tana French in a general way, but this was the only one on my branch's shelves.

Deb The author tends to feature a supporting character of the first book as the main character in the next, and so on, and so on. Reading them in order gi…moreThe author tends to feature a supporting character of the first book as the main character in the next, and so on, and so on. Reading them in order gives you an introduction to a character before he or she becomes the central character in the next book. (less)

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Spoiler in question: I'm confused and uncomfortable with the final scene of Dina (rain-soaked) climbing into bed with Scorcher. Is it just sibling comfort I hope? What do you all think?

Cat Sibling comfort for sure. This case broke Scorcher down and made him doubt all the progress he'd made with the decades of therapy that allowed him to …moreSibling comfort for sure. This case broke Scorcher down and made him doubt all the progress he'd made with the decades of therapy that allowed him to live in a messy, complicated, adult world - control, perfection, cause/effect, all out the window. Dina's never been able to fully develop into an adult in the first place. By the end of this book they're both the same, broken, devastated kids they were the summer their mom committed suicide. Dina might not have drowned with her mother but she's carried the weight of extreme mental illness with her all her life, and Scorcher's needed to carry that burden too, as implied by her being soaking wet at the end and getting the bedding/his pjs wet as well.(less)

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Jdsmith43 Just an overly wrought creation of the extreme case. French fills this character with all the mental health diagnoses she can cram into one person, wi…moreJust an overly wrought creation of the extreme case. French fills this character with all the mental health diagnoses she can cram into one person, with the childhood trigger to go along with it. (less)

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Can Goodreads remove the spoiler from this feed it totally ruined this book for me (So was it a Goddamn mink)?