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just finished the book and i agree. deya's last memory of her parents was the subway memory. my only question was, was it just a coincidence that adam was getting off the train? how would he have known that she was taking the train otherwise? i agree with your other comments as well. loved the book.
I just finished reading this novel and have so many thoughts and questions about the ending. My one theory is that Isra attempted to leave, but was overtaken with her fears of living in the outside world. I think she used the story of meeting Adam for a picnic as a reason to be taking the children on the subway. Deya mentions a few times that her mother's last words were an apology. At the time she may have felt the apology was about not going to the picnic when it was actually an apology for not be strong enough to remove them from their current situation and a future that she felt was destined to repeat her own. Upon returning to the home, her attempt was discovered and that is when Adam beat her to death. Deya also comments that she might not be remembering all the details correctly. Is that because the grandparents lies about the parents deaths muddied her memories, or was it her youthful mind's way of protecting her from the truth if she was actually a witness to her mother's death. Which was quite possible considering the close living quarters and Adam not having any concerns about whether or not anyone else in the home knew about the beatings.
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Nov 16, 2020 07:37AM
just finished the book and i agree. deya's last memory of her parents was the subway memory. my only question was, was it just a coincidence that adam was getting off the train? how would he have known that she was taking the train otherwise? i agree with your other comments as well. loved the book.
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I just finished reading this novel and have so many thoughts and questions about the ending. My one theory is that Isra attempted to leave, but was overtaken with her fears of living in the outside world. I think she used the story of meeting Adam for a picnic as a reason to be taking the children on the subway. Deya mentions a few times that her mother's last words were an apology. At the time she may have felt the apology was about not going to the picnic when it was actually an apology for not be strong enough to remove them from their current situation and a future that she felt was destined to repeat her own. Upon returning to the home, her attempt was discovered and that is when Adam beat her to death. Deya also comments that she might not be remembering all the details correctly. Is that because the grandparents lies about the parents deaths muddied her memories, or was it her youthful mind's way of protecting her from the truth if she was actually a witness to her mother's death. Which was quite possible considering the close living quarters and Adam not having any concerns about whether or not anyone else in the home knew about the beatings.
