Greg answers “I have a question about the shooting...”

Donna asked this question about There There:

I have a question about the shooting scene. I'm totally lost on what went wrong. Why?

Greg I haven't the vaguest. But I'm reminded of an old joke: If you don't know how to end your book, just have everyone run over by a truck. So that's how …moreI haven't the vaguest. But I'm reminded of an old joke: If you don't know how to end your book, just have everyone run over by a truck. So that's how Orange does it. Kills off half the characters and then doesn't tell us anything about the rest of the people.(less)

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Trenton The ending eludes back to the prologue. It is intentionally meant to be a massacre of sorts. The lack of closure is reflective of Tommy Orange's exper ...more
May 11, 2021 10:53AM · flag

Donna That’s an interesting idea.
May 13, 2021 07:40PM · flag

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