Monica
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A real head-scratcher is when Mo returns to Big Bear to see Burns and Kyle and ends up staying up there overnight. Anyone else find it outrageously unlikely that Mrs. Kaminski wouldn't be crawling out of her skin with worry that her 16-year old only child (who very recently almost died!) never came home last night? Please, if I missed the passage explaining all this, fill me in. Thanks!
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Suzanne Domoracki
I agree with that comment. I just felt that was totally unnecessary and out of character for Mo and her mother not going wild with worry when her daughter doesn't come home.
Silver_Neurotic
I think that her Mom realized that no matter how much she tried to protect Mo, bad things could still happen and she had to trust that Mo would make smart decisions.
Julie Boruff
I had that same thought!!
Anil Jaiswal
I was not surprised by it since Mo's character is quite independent, and her curiosity after knowing that Finn's Dad and Vance had gone there to search for Oz. Mo also wanted to get closure on the information about Oz's gloves by Natalie, as she struggled with that news and didn't know how to handle it. This is what Fiction is about, an author's view
Carol
I thought the same thing. Also when Mr Miller "kidnapped" Vance and held him at the cabin for several days. Nobody missed him????
Jessica
i think their dynamic changed after the accident as Mo changed. also, remember, there's no cell service up there. so if her mom did freak out, she wasn't aware and didn't probably care. she was caught up. if they had a fight when she returned the next day, it wasn't relevant to the rest of the story and didn't need to be included.
Liz W
Yes! That's the first thing I thought. No way would her mom let her take the car, drive back to the scene of the accident and spend the night away from home. That really bugged me.
MARILYN A
I hadn't thought of this. . . thanks for giving more insight to this..
PJ Linney
I though the same thing!
Cardmaker
Mo could very well have phoned her mother to tell her she was staying overnight because it was storming. We weren't told all the details of her trip, were we? Seriously, why pick apart every little bit that wasn't told. I choose to fill in those parts myself.
Carole Olsen
She is 16! She is driving mommy & daddy’s car & has not experienced life on her own. Yes, the accident showed how mature she was but again, she is 16!
I assume Kyle was older being that he was able to get a motel room. Isn’t his actions called statutory rape?
I feel this type of behavior tells all mature 16 year olds that this behavior is okay. No it’s not!
I assume Kyle was older being that he was able to get a motel room. Isn’t his actions called statutory rape?
I feel this type of behavior tells all mature 16 year olds that this behavior is okay. No it’s not!
Leah
Honestly, this part didn't bug me as much because the story wasn't really meant to be about Mo and Mrs. Kaminski, even though at the beginning you think that it is, but I think another person below is right about her realizing that there's only so much someone can do. We don't really know what transpires between Mo and Mrs. Kaminski because we are so invested in the developments of all of the other characters. It also didn't bug me as much (I had a little eye roll moment of like yes here we go with the sex and being alive thing), but since I hated The Lovely Bones sooo much for a reason similar to this, I still thought that instance in The Lovely Bones was way more annoying, so it was easier for me not to focus on this one too much.
Marisa
I thought it was more ridiculous that she spent the night with Kyle... her wanting to meet him made sense... and so did them having a connection. Maybe a budding relationship. But spending the night was just not needed for the story
Sue Carlson
Now that you mention this, I can see that it's really far fetched.
Sharon Robertson
I had the same reaction. This seemed out of character for Mo and it was definitely out of character for her mother!
Liz Yavinsky
Thought the same! And Finn cheering her on “Do it!” seemed a little odd, but maybe not from the mind-set of a 16 year old. I totally thought of her mom, worried that she never returned home.
Beth French
I had the same thought. I think the intention was more about how Mo and her family were moving on without her. Finn could release her 'bond' with Mo knowing that she was ok and happy. However, I will say this detail did bother me greatly.
Gabby
Oh My! How did I not notice that? Thanks for the question, it is a good one.
Jan Wylde
me too! thought the same and wondered about high schoolers and sex. did that really need to be in the story line? made it seem like an YA story. did they EVER find Oz body??
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