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Isabelle asked this question about Lily and the Octopus:
Can Lily really talk in this book or is the protagonist imagining this?
Karen Stanton I don't think of him as mentally ill or bitter - he just lives alone and really loves his dog. He says in the book that he learns to love through her,…moreI don't think of him as mentally ill or bitter - he just lives alone and really loves his dog. He says in the book that he learns to love through her, and he says later in the book that he understands that she couldn't really play Monopoly, etc...
He imagines what Lily would say.(less)
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Lily and the Octopus
by Steven Rowley (Goodreads Author)
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