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Denise asked this question about The Paper Palace:
Anyone finished who wants to discuss the ending? I am still not sure how I feel about it, am ruminating.
Georgettenecessities Gmailcom I think she chooses Jonas. Regardless of her horrible childhood, I despise her treatment of Jonas in adult life, using him and tossing him aside. I de…moreI think she chooses Jonas. Regardless of her horrible childhood, I despise her treatment of Jonas in adult life, using him and tossing him aside. I despise Jonas for allowing her to manipulate him and for being readily available for when she wants an affirmation of his unwavering devotion (unlike she recieved from her parents). Peter's ending role is to take loving care of the children while Elle seeks her new future,This, indicated to me, when he choose to sleep in and take Jack on a promised outing, rather than swim with her. I wanted
to throw the book across the room after the last sentence.
I'll not seek out another read by this author, little to much detail (esp. mice activity...ugghhh) and the endless number of characters had me confused. This was not a book to read casually...unless you have a great memory for who was who in each segment of the story.(less)
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Britney Gaudio I love everything you have to say about this book, I don’t even need to comment now!!!!!!!!!
Sep 30, 2021 11:18AM
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M I’m not happy with the ending, but I did like the book. I just wanted to comment here to agree with you about the fact there were WAY too many charact ...more
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Anna Lynch I'm reading this a year later than everyone but glad I was not the only one who couldn't keep these people straight. When "Dixon" walked her down the ...more
Jul 18, 2022 10:14AM
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