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Columbus wrote: "Virginie wrote: "Columbus wrote: "Oh, thank you. And thanks to this great discussion I'm tempted to change my rating. Didn't think that could happen to me, but..."hhhmmm, I am curious. What was y..."
I too seem to work in the world of 1/2 stars - and gave this book 3.5 stars but I rounded it up to 4 stars. Thought there were many discussions points about family - how one's past influences parenting style, parent expectation of children, and how children balance their own expectations of themselves. And this discussion here is certainly proving that the author did a very good job of writing a storyline that made us all think and reflect - especially for a debut author.
Virginie wrote: "Michael wrote: "Beverly wrote: "When I read about the books Lydia received from her father - my heart just broke for Lydia and wanted to scream at her father - that is so not what you give a teenag..."Yes, I too enjoyed learning about the real Lydia and her thoughts and how she "maintained" the peace and supposedly "togetherness" of the family by doing what her parents expected/wanted and in many ways sacrificing who she really was and wanted to be.
Michael wrote: "Columbus wrote: "Virginie wrote: "Columbus wrote: "Oh, thank you. And thanks to this great discussion I'm tempted to change my rating. Didn't think that could happen to me, but..."hhhmmm, I am cu..."
I think that is a great idea. I had no idea you could do that.
Sarah wrote: "I just downloaded the audiobook via the Ford Audiobook Club. I can listen or read and not lose my place. Awesome."
I think I will do the same. Thanks for the idea.
I think I will do the same. Thanks for the idea.
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hhhmmm, I am cu..."
No, I enjoy that feature myself. I've updated this thread topic 3 or 4 times this month and saved it. Not sure why the ratings are disappearing. Maybe I need to contact GR tech support?
Columbus wrote: "Michael wrote: "Columbus wrote: "Virginie wrote: "Columbus wrote: "Oh, thank you. And thanks to this great discussion I'm tempted to change my rating. Didn't think that could happen to me, but..."..."
I see the ratings now! Are you saying you saw them before and they disappeared? Or that you had made changes but they never seemed to take effect?
every time I make a change, it never takes effect. or are you just talking about the rating system?
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or are you just talking about the rating system?"
No, just the member rating, so everyone can see how many stars was given. Keeps disappearing.
Columbus wrote: "Chap 8-James is continuing to unravel and it's sad to see. He's lying to his family about his whereabouts "I have conferences, meetings"; he snaps at Nath for being home and even while looking fo..."
i have been extremely reluctant to jump in here because i didn't like this book. okay, that's not true. it was okay. but i found myself forgetting a chapter the moment i was done reading it, and finding the whole thing less than compelling. I DO NOT KNOW what makes a book compelling and what makes a book less than compelling, but this family tale was not compelling to me (i was "reading" at the same time the audiobook of Abigail Tarttelin's Golden Boy, which also tackles the trope of the dysfunctional family, of mommy and daddy focused on themselves and their own idea of what their kids should be like, and of huge disparity of treatment of children, and that book just jumps out of the page. this didn't jump out of the page for me).
some of columbus's questions:
-What do you make of the scene with Lydia, Jack, Nath and Hannah down by the lake? Hannah's reaction to Jack and doubting that Jack could ever hurt anyone.
-Marilyn confronts Louisa at her home and asks about James. I expected this scene to be a little more confrontational but to no avail. What did you think about it?
-The author seems to make much of the footprints on the ceiling. Was there some sibling bond there? Anything more to that?
- hannah has the huge realization that jack is really not interested in lydia at all, that he's interested in nathan, and that automatically exonerates him from having killed her. maybe because he's a gay boy so he can't have hurt her? or maybe because he's just not interested in her?
- i loved the way that scene was handled. i love it when literature brings us on the brink of violence then pulls back, because, frankly, in real life people go ballistic a lot less than we imagine them going. well, except in their own home (see james and his torturing of nathan, the other child).
- i tried but failed to remember when that print was put there. can someone refresh my memory?
jo wrote: "- i tried but failed to remember when that print was put there. can someone refresh my memory?"I don't remember the chapter but Nath and Lydia bonded over it when (I think) Nath squashed a bug on the ceiling with a shoe but it left a footprint. So they covered it in whiteout or paint or something so it became an "invisible" footprint you could only see it if you were looking right at the spot.
On the one hand, it was something they bonded over, but on the other hand, there was something unsettling about the secretiveness of it. In a family with no painful secrets, the secret footprint would be touching and special; but with the background of all the other secrets, it made me uneasy for some reason. And of course Lydia now feels she is losing that bond with Nath as he drifts away toward his future at Harvard (and far, far away from planet Earth...) and neither one is talking about this because, well, no one talks about anything...
Jumping in here with my thoughts so far. jo I felt much like you at the start of the book. I have found after about 60 pages that I am getting moved in some ways over the brief inflections of events that seem to evoke more emotion.
I think since the characters are so distance that it makes the events all the more important and helpful as we move through the book. For me I am desperately searching for something to connect me.
The chink chapter really moved me and made me angry as did when it seems like James justifies his affair by saying how it was when was with Louise as if that were excusable.
Also the discovery of the cigarettes and condom's in Lydia's bag showing that we may think we know our children but we may not always know everything about them or what they are doing.
Columbus the Betty Crooker reference was particular interesting to me for the fact as you mentioned that it comes up several times. My only guess was that sometimes in families parents teach there children if they do this, this, and this, that it will equal happiness. Life doesn't always go as we envisioned and sometime people do well with that and others do not.
I am not sure if it is just me but I feel like Hannah is more mysterious to me than Lydia. For me she has an elusiveness that I can't quite understand yet.
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-Jack and Lydia still hanging out. Teaching her to use a clutch. Jack still being a gentleman and not trying anything yet. What's up with that?
-Nath finds out Lydia opened and tossed his admissions letter to Harvard and is furious: "This is about my visit. What the hell were you thinking? That if I didn't get this, I couldn't go?" Violations everywhere with this family!
-James is working hard to make sure Lydia becomes popular. Hands her a present, a silver heart on a chain because, "I wanted gold, but a reliable source told me everyone was wearing silver this year" and more, "Promise me, that you'll get along with everyone. You can never have too many friends." I don't know which one is applying more pressure on the poor girl, James or Marilyn. Then Nath's imminent move to Cambridge is just too much to bear.
-Lydia fails her drivers test. When she says the words "I failed" to Marilyn and James separately, they are surprised and obviously disappointed but don't say so to her. Marilyn does say, "It's ok. It's not like you failed a school subject, right? Something with Lydia tipped and cracked. The birthday cake with a personal greeting now becomes just a birthday cake. Was this the final straw? Did this tip Lydia over the edge?
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rebecca, love your comments. this is another book parents should read, and possibly learn from. the intolerable burden of a child who is just not as good as her parents think she is (but may be excellent at other things, if only she were helped to thrive). the intolerable trauma of a child who excel but isn't recognized. the child who saves herself by disappearing.
EEEK, I need to quit reading this thread. I just got the free audiobook late Friday, and I'm just up to chapter three.
my problem is that I already read it, but can't remember what's in what chapter and I don't want to accidently reveal any spoilers.
Columbus wrote: "Chapter 9-Jack and Lydia still hanging out. Teaching her to use a clutch. Jack still being a gentleman and not trying anything yet. What's up with that?
-Nath finds out Lydia opened and tossed h..."
I wonder if Lydia failing her driving test was a way to tell her parents she is not who they want her to be. This may have been the only way for them to hear it although they still missed the point.
If I recall, Lydia was not studying for a test at all.
anyone find the parents' behavior kind of preposterous? this is a realistic novel, so it should abide by some standards of believability. anyone think that the parents' cluelessness, selfishness, and, frankly cruelty is a bit cartoonish?
jo wrote: "anyone find the parents' behavior kind of preposterous? this is a realistic novel, so it should abide by some standards of believability. anyone think that the parents' cluelessness, selfishness, a..."@Jo
Actually, I think it is pretty close to what could be unfortunately a potential reality to a lot of parents.
James and Marilyn did not have bad intentions and clearly wanted what was best for Lydia since they were pushing her to achieve those things they could not have. Those things were associated to what they saw as a better life they missed out on.
James and Marilyn unfortunately did not realise what they felt was best for them would not necessarily be what was best for Lydia and by default wrong for both Nath and Hannah too.
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I thought just the opposite. All of those things made it believable for me. The cruelty didn't feel cartoonish to me, just cruel and selfish for sure. I thought there might have been a bit of pile-on to support what she was trying to say but I could live with that.
Virginie wrote: "jo wrote: "anyone find the parents' behavior kind of preposterous? this is a realistic novel, so it should abide by some standards of believability. anyone think that the parents' cluelessness, sel..."I would have to agree that this unfortunately is a realistic situation for some families. It may not end in the death of a child but it is often an overlooked situation especially when it appears all is "well".
I think the parents are very selfish people (realistically so) who have their heads in the sand and only pull them out when it suits their purposes. After they have attended to what concerns them, they go right back to ignoring life.
Jean wrote: "I think the parents are very selfish people (realistically so) who have their heads in the sand and only pull them out when it suits their purposes. After they have attended to what concerns them,..."wow. really? everyone feel this way? it's... well their behavior is kinda shocking, frankly. there is not a chance any of those kids is going to be even remotely okay when they grow up.
it really made the book difficult to appreciate for me. not the cruelty, but the easy cruelty, the "nice family" cruelty. too much cruelty not to make it a proper theme. the kids are all so submissive. why isn't there more violence in the family? more bad behavior?
Hhhmm, so who will be throwing the first stone?I don't think this is as cut and dry as the parents being selfish and cruel. I think they are clueless and yes not having received a "parent's handbook" when their children were born is still no excuse for their behavior.
Do I think that their children may thrive growing up? Well yes, definitely! Nath seems to be pretty determined to succeed with or without his parents love and attention even though going to Harvard is more in line with his father's wishes, but this boy is about to break the ceiling all the way to space by actually following his dream which could have been completely squashed by the circumstances.
Hannah is already a success, she's been following the "breadcrumbs" of life and seems to have an understanding of people dynamics gained through her quiet observations that is well beyond her years. If anything, she is probably the only one who is learning "how not to be" when growing up.
Obviously, this is only my opinion :)
I thought it was interesting how the book plays against stereotypes in certain respects. Chinese and other Asia societies can be extremely competitive with a heavy emphasis on education. the biggest civil war in history owed its origins in the 19th century to a Chinese young man who flunked the civil service exam and was so devestated that he fell into a coma. When he woke up, he came to the realization he was the younger brother of Jesus. Things sort of went downhill from there. Korea actually has a higher suicide rate than Japan. But there couldn't have been too many Asian girls at this point in s time who were heavily pressured to become doctors. nor too many Asian sons whose educational and professional ambitions were all but totally ignored by their parents. he seems to have become stronger for it though in many respects.
poor Hannah seems to be largely ignored by the rest of the family.
I didn't find the family all that preposterous. It would be nice if they were.
beverly, i'm not casting stones. this is a fictional family. i'm talking about the realism of their depiction. george, it's interesting that the person who's pushing lydia most is her white mother, right? so no, not an asian thing. a frustrated feminist thing, maybe, attached to some sort of racial projection. in fact, what is the role of race in the undoing of this family?
no, it's not merely an Asian thing. and it wasn't as true in South East Asia where I used to live. It was pretty much a given in Korea where I also lived, a Confucian tradition as in Japan and China. However, it did seem to me as I was reading it that the father was trying hard not to reinforce stereotypes, or avoiding them or whatever. it was interesting that he not only chose to concentrate in American history, but his class focused on the image of the cowboy. no doubt, his wife was also part of that of course, he was embarrassed by his parents lack of education and comparative poverty, but their sacrifice to educate him was very Chinese.
on the other hand, his wife's use of the word kowtow was interesting, even though it was in fact fairly accurate, which no doubt contributed to his reaction. but what I found more interesting was his attraction to and affair with his Chinese student. I wondered if perhaps he felt he had abandoned his Chinese heritage and was not only embarrassed by his wife, but his children and thought he could somehow abandon them all and go back.
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I don't think James and Marilyn are inherently evil people, but I'm less prone to overlook some of the decisions they made with their children. Not just the Tiger Parenting but Marilyn left her family for an extended period of time and that did irreparable harm to the family psyche or dynamic - did it not? What about James and the physical and verbal abuse on Nathan? Followed by shame and a lukewarm apology that continued later. It's just really hard to extend an easy pass for these travesties.
George wrote: "my problem is that I already read it, but can't remember what's in what chapter and I don't want to accidently reveal any spoilers."George, this is exactly why I haven't commented much! I'm glad that it's not just me.
Virginie wrote: "jo wrote: "Actually, I think it is pretty close to what could be unfortunately a potential reality to a lot of parents.James and Marilyn did not have bad intentions and clearly wanted what was best for Lydia since they were pushing her to achieve those things they could not have. Those things were associated to what they saw as a better life they missed out on.James and Marilyn unfortunately did not realise what they felt was best for them would not necessarily be what was best for Lydia and by default wrong for both Nath and Hannah too...."
I agree with this completely. In fact, I could point out a lot of parents in real life who I think are doing something similar right now. I don't see any deliberate cruelty. These parents love Lydia and they both want her to have what they didn't. If Lydia had been the type of child who was able to rebel, it might have shocked them out of their preconceived notions about what their daughter should be. Instead poor Lydia is tap-dancing as fast as she can to conceal that she can't be what they expect. I don't think for a moment that Marilyn could conceive of having a daughter who didn't want what she wanted so badly. She thought that she was doing the loving thing by making sure that there were no barriers to her achieving the goals that Marilyn had set for her. And poor James just wanted her to be happy and popular, so that's what she pretended to be. Poor child didn't stand a chance.
As for Marilyn's leaving home, back in the 1970's when this book was set, in the early days on second-wave feminism, there were a lot of stories about women leaving their families to find themselves. Remember the movie Kramer vs. Kramer? There was even a long story in the comic strip Doonesbury about Joanie Caucus who left her family to find herself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanie_C...
"Kowtow" comes in on what my Kindle says is p. 116, where Marilyn is angry with James for not pushing the police harder to find Lydia. She says, "Listen to you. Of course, officer. Thank you, officer. We can't ask for more, officer. ....I know how to think for myself, you know. Unlike some people, I don't just kowtow to the police."All of the history behind that word just hits James in the face. He thought that others might see him that way - as he thinks, "Squinty and servile. Bowing and belittled." - but he never thought that Marilyn did. Painful.
It didn't surprise me at all that he turned to Louisa. His life is a mess and instead of trying to figure it out, he goes for a do-over - choose a woman more like himself.
Wilhelmina wrote: "George wrote: "my problem is that I already read it, but can't remember what's in what chapter and I don't want to accidently reveal any spoilers."George, this is exactly why I haven't commented..."
hmm. I'm still adjusting to being back. before I wouldn't read the comments for several weeks waiting for my book to arrive and now I hesitate to comment as I'm afraid I'll say too much.
I think James is afraid others will see him that way, but then perhaps he's really more afraid that's really the way he is.
In the end, Joanie Caucus did rather better for herself than Marilyn. and of course I remember Kramer vs Kramer. I hadn't thought to place Marilyn in that context, but it does work rather well.
Wilhelmina wrote: "I agree with this completely. In fact, I could point out a lot of parents in real life who I think are doing something similar right now."Yes, I see so many parents expressing different versions of this it is sometimes depressing. I still remember how a father in our parenting circles would pressure his two year old to go down slides she was afraid of - it was easy to see that he wanted her to get over her fear while at the same time ignorant about the fact that he was making her more afraid. The pattern was clearly starting at just two years old! I think we all, to some degree, have blind spots when it comes to trying to undo (or avoid repeating) the wounds from our childhood.
And if we are just looking at Lydia and her parents from the outside, there would be nothing amiss about it. Lydia works incredibly hard at maintaining the illusion that she appreciates it all. We are lucky that we are privy to her thoughts and to her conversations with her brother. Her parents would have to do a lot of detective work to see how Lydia was really responding to what they think is support.
jo wrote: "in fact, what is the role of race in the undoing of this family?"
I'm glad you pulled us back to this question, jo. Some folks have commented on James possibly trying to go back to his heritage with Louise, and I think this is a symptom of a large divide between Marilyn and James. They don't appear to talk about race, and it is the elephant in the room. Their children feel alienated from their peers, and don't seem to have anyone they can really talk to. So on the one hand is the parents' unfinished business about race, and how it shuts down communication about it in the family. And on the other hand it is compounded by the fact that their white community shuns them (or at least thinks of them as not really belonging) and no one has confidences outside the family to relieve these pressures and anxieties. The reverse is also true - they experience racism in the outside world, and don't have a way to share those burdens within the family.
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(Beginning tomorrow no spoilers. Entire book open for discussion)
- James leaves Louisa's home after Marilyn comes inquiring about him. He arrives home and Marilyn asks, "how long?" James tells her "since the funeral." They argue back and forth with each delivering cutting remarks, hearing what they want to hear or better yet hearing something different then what was meant. Marilyn finally tells him to "Get out of this house." James responds, "Let's pretend that you never met me. That she was never born. That none of this ever happened." Then he is gone.
-Marilyn still in the room starts throwing things and knocking books from shelf and then she sees the Betty Crocker cookbook. The contrast of everything right there in the room at the moment: books on the Human Anatomy, Women Pioneers of Science, a Chemistry book and then that dreaded Betty Crocker cookbook. Is this book just as much about feminism, Leaning-In as it is about race and family?
-Finally, the door creaks open and Hannah - pale and crying - enters after hearing the argument between her parents. Without thinking, Marilyn opens her arms, and Hannah stumbles into them. -- very sad part of the book.
- Nath goes to the liquor store to purchase a fifth of whiskey to soak away the sorrow and the clerk places a second bottle in the bag and returns his ten dollar bill. Wow! He gets crazy drunk after consuming both bottles and vomits on the did of the road. Saved by Ofc. Fiske. Nath, Nath!
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A study done in 2001 about attitudes towards Asian-Americans found that 68 percent of people had a somewhat negative or very negative view of them. 68% in 2001!
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(Book due back at the library so I won't have access to it)
What are your thoughts on the final chapters? Some of the events:
-Lydia gets on Hannah about the silver chain. "With a loud crack, her hand struck Hannah's cheek, knocking her back, snapping her head to the side."
-Lydia upset because Nath doesn't return her call. Staying with host at Harvard. Nath sighed. "What happened? Did mom nag you about your homework?....why don't you go take your problems to Jack?" His parting words "I don't have time for this." He did not know then how those words would haunt him.
-Lydia and Jack drive up to the Point. Did anyone suspect Jack at all? That he may have something to do with Lydia's disappearance? What about his big reveal?
-Hannah brings up the footprint on the ceiling again.
-What will become of James & Marilyn? A healing process? What will become of Hannah & Nath?
-What about the ending? Suicide or accident? Is it clear?
Yep - I saw Jack's big announcement coming from a mile away. Poor Lydia finally decides on an act of rebellion and she picks the absolutely wrong guy. This girl just broke my heart. Can anyone see any way to avoid a bad ending for her? I couldn't. But I think that the rest of the family stands a good chance. How painful that their healing is enabled by her death.
Wilhelmina wrote: "Virginie wrote: "jo wrote: "Actually, I think it is pretty close to what could be unfortunately a potential reality to a lot of parents.James and Marilyn did not have bad intentions and clearly w..."
I agree Wilhelmina - know several real life examples in situations similar to this. I even know of one that ended in suicide and the child left a note. Just tragic.
Also I think that if we are looking at the 1950s/60s and even today - the mother was "expected" to raise the children - especially the girl children. In this case the mother was very vocal on pushing her daughter to live the life the mother had dreamed for herself.
I agree that the father wanted so much to accepted and to be an "American". I thought he was "aggressive" in pushing his daughter but it was in a passive-aggressive sort of way - after all he gave the daughter those books for Christmas.
I'm going to start with Lydia's death, I think it was an accident. She wanted so much to be saved that she felt that the water would be her saving grace as Nath was able to use the water to save her when their mother left. For some reason the water represented a new birth for her that she felt she could give herself since Nath wasn't there and it would prove that she could be okay without Nath around. For whatever reason her need to be new went against her knowledge of knowing she couldn't swim. I never suspected that Jack had anything to do with disappearance. I guess after looking at it through Hannah's eyes (who I just related to so much in this book), that what is often seen isn't always the true act, I didn't suspect him. I knew he had some different feelings for Nath (and do we get that him and Jack may actually have a relationship or something by the end of the book)?
Continualknowledge wrote: "I'm going to start with Lydia's death, I think it was an accident. She wanted so much to be saved that she felt that the water would be her saving grace as Nath was able to use the water to save h..."Yes, I also agree that Lydia's death was an accident.
And that being around the water was her saving grace.
Also it could be that she had done this before and this time something went wrong.
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And how organic did this reveal feel to you? I can't find it now but William brought up something several books ago where authors bring in the "aha" moment and a gay character (surprise!) is revealed. Almost like it's the in thing to do now. For the life of me I can't recall which book that was. That's always stuck with me because since then I've run across several books like this.
Probably Perfect Peace with the brother. I'd have to say I hadn't considered that Jack was gay either, although when it was revealed, I also wasnt particularly suprised. I never felt that Jack was at fault over Lydia. On the other hand, had he been able to respond to her advance, would she have wound up at the bottom of the lake? or if she had known his preference, would she have looked elsewhere.
Columbus wrote: "Ok, I had absolutely no clue Jack may have had feelings for Nath. The only possible hint that there may have been some attraction was at the lake where the author played up the little homo-eroticis..."I am excitedly waiting for someone to give their opinion on this also, Columbus. I just cannot see the relevance of this aspect of the story so late in the game. I'm really missing something.
well, for me the relevance is in the fact that Lydia reached out to someone, making her even more vulnerable at a time when she was very shaky to begin with, only to be utterly rejected. it's not like she had any friends to begin with, male or female, other than the brother. perhaps it was just easier to do it this way in order not to make Jack complicent in her death, the villian Nath thought he was. or maybe it was the "in thing" Columbus believed. It did seem a bit of a stretch, but not a profound one for me.
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Oh no. I just threw it out there because it came so late in the book. I actually thought the author did a good job with it. It was a surprise for me but it ddn't feel like it just totally came out of left field for absolutely no reason at all.
Jean didn't buy it, but, what what do others thnk?
Oh, Boy, Snow, Bird was one book where the sexuality came out of nowhere. Just didn't make any sense at all. I think the father, the RATCATCHER, revealed himself as a transvestite or something? Just totally unbelievable.
i thought about william's comment as well since he made it. the number of gay characters is proliferating in books, even in books that are not about gay characters. personally, i like it. i think there should be gay characters everywhere! in any case, it was clear to me from the beach scene and jack's licking the drop that fell from nath's body that jack was in love with nath, and using lydia. which is the saddest thing imaginable, given that lydia has absolutely NO ONE who is interested in her for her own sake!but seriously, i don't know what to say about the proliferation of queerness in all sorts of literature. it seems to be in about every book we read and while i'm interested in it, and fascinated by it, i too wonder what's with it. is queerness equally present in our lives? is its presence in literature commensurate to its presence in our real lives? my real life is full of queerness, but then a. i am a queer person and 2. i teach queer studies.
i have a section in one of my classes currently called "the magic queer," inspired by the concept of "the magic negro," about which i learned from mina.
i don't have much more to say about this except to say that, in this case, the queer character seemed to work really really well. so nice to see that at least ONE of the members of this ill-starred family was wanted!
Jean wrote: "Columbus wrote: "Ok, I had absolutely no clue Jack may have had feelings for Nath. The only possible hint that there may have been some attraction was at the lake where the author played up the lit..."The fact didn't make me like the book any less but I tossed it around in my mind for several days.
Beverly,Yes, I also agree that Lydia's death was an accident.
And that being around the water was her saving grace.
Also it could be that she had done this before and this time something went wrong.
I think there was a scene with Nath where Lydia did almost drowned because of Nath pushing her? I didn't feel like that scene was accidental. Nath resentment towards Lydia made me feel like it was intentional.
I was curious to about the items that Marilyn took in the beginning the marble, barrette, and I dont recall what the third one was? Later in the book she takes them out and seems to forget about them.
I am not sure we can say that Jack being gay comes late in the book? It was hinted at like you mentioned Columbus when Jack, Lydia, and Nath were swimming.
I am still baffled about when Nath gets slapped by his father? and was it over his interest in space so much? I wasn't sure why he was so upset over it? I can't recall if it was only Hannah who also got slapped but found it interesting.
Almost finished chapters 11 and 12.
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