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Katie asked this question about Severance:
What about Bob? I'm still trying to make sense of his character and his fevered/non-fevered role. I thought there was more when we find out Candace is telling her pre-fever story to Bob as a way to gain trust (maybe that is why she appears so naive?), and the connection to 1,001 Arabian Nights. But I'm a little perplexed by the end. Thoughts?
Bridget I think the narrator telling you she may have seen Eddie the taxi driver fevered, or she might not have, was her way of saying she wasn’t sure if Bob …moreI think the narrator telling you she may have seen Eddie the taxi driver fevered, or she might not have, was her way of saying she wasn’t sure if Bob was fevered or sleepwalking or what. We do know in both cases, she saw her opportunity and took it.(less)
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Severance
by Ling Ma (Goodreads Author)
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