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In a Dark, Dark Wood

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by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author)

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Clara She opens it because at the very beginning of the book the same exact wording is used to describe her opening the strange email from Flo.
"For a minut…moreShe opens it because at the very beginning of the book the same exact wording is used to describe her opening the strange email from Flo.
"For a minute my finger hovered irrationally over the Delete button. Then I clicked, and opened up the message" (Ware 7).
Ware's use of the word 'click' is use to describe the action of opening the email. Therefore, at the end of the book when she is debating whether to open the email from Matt, she does in fact decide to open it, as indicated by almost the exact same line from the beginning of the book
"For a minute my finger hovers irrationally over the Delete button. And then I click" (Ware 308). The parallel phrasing in these sentences indicate the she did in fact open the email.(less)
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Hayley Melanie leaving made it more awkward for Nora and Nina to leave. That's the purpose she serves in my opinion. …moreMelanie leaving made it more awkward for Nora and Nina to leave. That's the purpose she serves in my opinion. (less)
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So, is this another book with an unreliable narrator?? I hate that, so I'd like to know ahead of time. Thanks!
Laura Guilbault She had amnesia so we don't know the full story until the end, but I didn't find that part annoying. What drove me insane–not in a good way–was how sh…moreShe had amnesia so we don't know the full story until the end, but I didn't find that part annoying. What drove me insane–not in a good way–was how she withheld the reason for her break-up with James for about 3/4 of the book.
(Does this sentence structure make sense? I'm very tired, so I'm sorry if not.)(less)
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If James came to the house because he thought he was asked to come by Lee why was he acting like a burglar? Why didn't just say hey it's me, James?
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How did Claire know someone would actually shoot James? It seems quite unlikely that you would just change the bullet in the gun and sit back assuming someone would definitely pull the trigger
Renee Rudolph They were all huddled so close together around the gun, I think Clare reached over and pulled the trigger while Flo and Nora held the gun.
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