D’s Comments (group member since May 20, 2025)

D’s comments from the Lost In The Plot group.

@Iwana — Ah, I hadn’t thought about that
@Dani— Yess

Idk how y’all be replying to specific comments on here 😭😂

Omg Sandy!!! Yesss!! I knew that detail with the snowflake was important but I couldn’t remember the parallel! Thank u for pointing that out!! Makes me appreciate the details of the ending more!

Omg Dani you made me remember that I was shocked the narrator was a man! Cuz in the very beginning I was picturing a woman talking and narrating and then he said his name and I was like whoa what. That was the first plot twist for me lmao. And I think that lends itself to ur other comments about the amount of times sex is mentioned and honestly how the narrator thinks and feels and how we see the characters and situations.

Loved this book recommendation! I was honestly skeptical that I’d enjoy it as much as I did. Echoing the part about this book getting me outta a reading slump and enjoying the Greek Mythology details! I actually have the play, Alcestis, in my list now!

Very suspenseful in the best way. This book got me back into reading for fun! Thoroughly enjoyed reading every page. I felt the writing style made it easy to read quickly while still understanding the plot/what was going on. The ending was fine. Left me questioning things. But I enjoy ambiguous endings. The type of ending and book that is a true psychological thriller and it’s up to the reader to determine if anyone should be condemned and if so who and why. Was left feeling sympathetic towards Theo and Alicia, but also confused about their motives and who they truly were.

Again, really enjoyed the book and the uncertainties/ambiguity. It allows the reader to delve into their own psyche depending on how they interpreted the events and ending. Which I think is cool because that is quite literally what Theo was doing to Alicia. So we end up psychoanalyzing the characters too whether we are conscious of that or not. We introduce our own biases when interpreting the events and ending. Each reader is ultimately painting a picture of everything and synthesizing it all in a unique way based on their own views and beliefs and background. So there may be different interpretations of the ending and about the characters. Again, this echoes the theme of the book/ essential feature of the plot: went aint our realities.

Oh okay also I will say the lack of definitive ending for Alicia was kinda strange / annoying. That was left unnecessarily up to interpretation in my option— didn’t quite make sense to me yet. Not sure if there’s a deeper message or meaning or reason behind it… if so, I haven’t found it yet. If it reflected a different Greek tragedy that would be more justified in my opinion. But as someone else mentioned, I too, was left feeling like the ending was a bit rushed and that was the main reason I felt that way. I felt she was a crucial character that deserved a more thorough/complete/distinct ending more appropriate for her character.