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What happened with Joseph when he was an adult? I don't really get what happened with the whole chair thing or whatever. He's trying to make himself into a chair?

Susie I wondered if, based on her discriptions, she was describing the brother as someone with Aspergers. But towards the end it seems clear he’s also inher…moreI wondered if, based on her discriptions, she was describing the brother as someone with Aspergers. But towards the end it seems clear he’s also inherited the disorder, which might be a form of intuitive empathy (if I had to name it & if one believes in that sort of thing). We all imbue material objects, and personify animals, with great meaning and I suppose there could be ways to read the novel metaphorically. The concept seems brilliant, but there’s great lack of clarity in this work. (less)

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Susie I even get feelings from places and have later found out the setting has a notorious history (not that I believe in that sort of thing, mind you 😆), s ...more
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