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**HUGE SPOILER ALERT** Was anyone else as disappointed as I was with Werner's death? I was so mad after reading it. I thought it was pointless and dissatisfying, almost like Doerr was done with him after he and Marie-Laure met, though I'm sure the author thought long and hard about it. Any thoughts?

Mary Yes, I was disappointed. I got the impression - as you'll see from my review - that the author set this up only to hint at a later miracle/meeting tha…moreYes, I was disappointed. I got the impression - as you'll see from my review - that the author set this up only to hint at a later miracle/meeting that does not happen. I grant you, it's hard to imagine a satisfying ending for Werner, I grant you. The poor boy was so stricken by guilt. But so many characters he is in contact with find some sort or redemption. Then why not him?(less)

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Trisha What Sarah said, sometimes redemption is not in surviving , but in the selfless act of saving someone who was better. Werner died at peace with saving ...more
Mar 10, 2015 01:56PM · flag

Sim Never thought of it that way Crystal! Good ideas.
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