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by A.M. Homes (Goodreads Author)

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Susan Roby I thought so. The child Alice would have grown up to be a very troubled person. By her provocative behavior, she was probably abused by her stepfather…moreI thought so. The child Alice would have grown up to be a very troubled person. By her provocative behavior, she was probably abused by her stepfather for quite a while before meeting Chappy(less)

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John Caserta If you recall, when we first meet "the girl," she is having her period. The three women in his life--Alice, the girl, and his mother--seemed to be lin…moreIf you recall, when we first meet "the girl," she is having her period. The three women in his life--Alice, the girl, and his mother--seemed to be linked together by menstrual blood.

The narrator, perhaps, is wanting us to believe the molestation by his mother is to blame for his pedophilia, thus dodging responsibility for what he does to Alice and his other young victims. Many young children are molested by their parents and do not become pedophiles.(less)

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When's the movie comming out? lol

Aleksandra Jarosz Maybe on Dark Web, lol

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