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what happened here??!! I was reading merrily along and then.........I too stepped out of the trailer home forgetting that there was no step !!!

Sonia I don't think so Erika but here's a tip, from my experience, don't read anything on Goodreads until you've read the book and formed your own opinion. …moreI don't think so Erika but here's a tip, from my experience, don't read anything on Goodreads until you've read the book and formed your own opinion. Then for fun, go back and read what others thought and, no worries for spoilers.(less)

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I'm wondering if there is a part 2 ? The story just abruptly ended and I felt like I was left to come up with my own ending afterwards to make sense of it all. This story is fantastic and I need closure.

Ana María I have a theory that Wright was inspired/influenced by Henry James' "The Beast in the Jungle"--James is mentioned in the novel, and the title *Nocturn…moreI have a theory that Wright was inspired/influenced by Henry James' "The Beast in the Jungle"--James is mentioned in the novel, and the title *Nocturnal Animals* is evocative as well. I don't think it will help you with a definitive answer, but the personal relationship and the nature of self-delusion have something to do with it, I think.(less)

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Does anyone else feel that Tony is not that smart and sensible? I felt as if I was watching a predictable horror story. Tony would most definitely be the person in a horror movie to get everyone killed. I have not finished this book and because I am embarrassed for Tony's lack of common sense don't know if I will ever get around to finish it.

Oswen Konno I think Tony would have been one of the first to die in a horror movie. Definitely he is not that smart, he seems to be the typical academic person, i…moreI think Tony would have been one of the first to die in a horror movie. Definitely he is not that smart, he seems to be the typical academic person, intelligent for so many people but actually really stupid and no skilled in matters of life. I think he was a bad written character that actually served to portrait various ideas of the author in general, but failing to create an interesting character.(less)

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What do you think was missing from Edward's manuscript? The last chapter implies that Susan knows what it is, but doesn't tell the reader.

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What about the adult daughter, who fathered her? I thought she was aborted. Was the abortion the terrible thing or was not telling edwRd about the living child the terrible thing?

Mariele It was not part of the book, but I wondered about it a great deal. In the film, the daughter is old enough to live away from home, so I assume she is …moreIt was not part of the book, but I wondered about it a great deal. In the film, the daughter is old enough to live away from home, so I assume she is a college student, which makes her at least 19 years old. If Susan and Edward separated 20 years earlier, the daughter would have the right age to be Edward's daughter. However, I thought it was quite clear that the last time they saw each other was the day she came back from the abortion clinic, with her new boyfriend. So Susan had the abortion? If yes, she must have conceived again right after, with a man she hardly knew. Albeit not impossible, I find that conjecture very strange. And there is no other reference to the daughter in the film whatsoever. Her existence is meant to be opaque. At long last, I came to the conclusion that the presentation of the daughter was probably just a dream sequence. (less)

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