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Thanks for sharing, Beverly. Good to know that for you, the ending was haunting.
In my opinion there can't be a scene with Billy and his wife and son in the end because Billy dies in the end. He never gets home from the war, he never has a wife and son. The whole rest of his life is imagined, he is not time travelling, this is the world he invents to help him escape from the horrific situation he is in.
That's an interesting point, Rebecca. I agree he is not time travelling but inventing a world. But in that invented world, he could certainly have a scene with his wife and son. :) I guess I was looking for a bit more of an emotionally satisfying scene. But that's just me. The book as a whole is a stunner.
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May 26, 2012 09:03AM
Thanks for sharing, Beverly. Good to know that for you, the ending was haunting.
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In my opinion there can't be a scene with Billy and his wife and son in the end because Billy dies in the end. He never gets home from the war, he never has a wife and son. The whole rest of his life is imagined, he is not time travelling, this is the world he invents to help him escape from the horrific situation he is in.
That's an interesting point, Rebecca. I agree he is not time travelling but inventing a world. But in that invented world, he could certainly have a scene with his wife and son. :) I guess I was looking for a bit more of an emotionally satisfying scene. But that's just me. The book as a whole is a stunner.
