I actually read this book a few weeks ago, and I’m partway through reading it again (it hasn’t even gone back to the library between reads). I’m re-reading for two main reasons:
- It’s really good (duh), and
- I still have so many questions!
Not that reading this novel a second time has answered any of those, because it’s not like I skipped a few chapters the first time. The author even says in this interview with Malinda Lo (who’s awesome) that many readers have questions about what happened at the end and have demanded a sequel with answers.
I’ve got a pretty big list of questions:
- Where do Cameron/Jane/Adam go afterwards?
- Does Cam die of hypothermia?
- Does Ruth die?
- What does Ruth think about what they did?
- How long until Ruth even finds out about it?
- What does Lauryn Hill have to do with this book? (Not much, I don’t think… this novel was set before the album even came out. Ha! Came out! Ha! Good music; listen to it anyway!)
- Who helps them? Margot? Lindsay? Mona? Bueller?
- Why didn’t Lindsay or Jamie or someone else put up a fight beforehand?
- How does Coley feel about herself and all the trouble she caused?
- Is Coley’s brother’s name really Tyler Taylor? (If so, I think his fictional parents are dumb.)
- What’s Irene up to? Is she still dating Harrison, the polo player?
- Is Rick really mad? Or just disappointed? Or maybe he’s had a change of heart and thinks it was a good idea?
- Does Lydia just continue being a huge bitch? (I assume the answer is yes.)
- What happens to the dollhouse?
- Do they all live happily ever after?
So yeah, if there’s anything that will answer these questions, I’d definitely read it. And I’d read anything else of Danforth’s that I came across, too (but this is a debut novel, so nothing else at my library as of yet). I really like her style, both in terms of writing, and in terms of what I found on her website, which is pretty cool… it’s so cool I just spent 20 minutes looking at all the stuff on it.
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