Bryn Greenwood
Idiosyncratic is a good word to describe Wavy. She arrived in the middle of that hay field pretty much wholly formed. I just had to do a lot of investigation to figure out who she was and why she saw the world the way she did. I don't believe that she's on the autism spectrum, because most of her behaviors are learned, rather than her own organic approach to the world. I would say she's much closer to exhibiting symptoms of PTSD. For example, her aversion to being touched isn't a native thing for her. She learned to avoid physical contact, because it so often correlated to unpleasant experiences. She avoided speaking, because it was frequently accompanied by punishment. Same with eating and eye contact. As a small child she learned all those things might cause her mother to respond negatively, so she adjusted her behavior to account for that.
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Xu Yuanxi
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Bryn Greenwood:
Hi! I come from China and I am very touched by all the wonderful and ugly things in AtUaWT. Basically I can read all of the story but there are a few words that I tried hard yet failed to understand. In the Acknowledgments you mentioned "Purgatorians, Lurkers, Pitizens, and the indomitable YNots." Are these the names of some people? It would be greatly appreciated if you explain them to me, one by one, if possible.
Nick Bishop-Woods
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Bryn Greenwood:
My book club is reading THE RECKLESS OATH WE MADE and we have a question for our discussion and we would love to hear from you: How do you write characters that are so flawed (or unlikable), yet you still wish things turn out well for them? Throughout THE RECKLESS OATH WE MADE we found ourselves frustrated with the characters yet still empathizing with them. Thank you!!
Sky- A hopeless romantic girl :D
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Bryn Greenwood:
I must say all the ugly and wonderful things is an amazing book with all the feels and emotion. As a reader i want everyone to know that this book is much more than it's age gap trope. Wavy n Kellen are much more those labels. The writing, the ending everything was amazing. Q- when u see people criticising the age gap, do u wish to change it?
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