Is anyone else creeped out by the characters? Leroy seems like the most demented one of all. He has delusions and sadistic fantasies. In saying this, I can only handle this book in small doses - and I'm not scared that easily.
The whole atmosphere of the book seems very bleak and superficial. One quote by March goes something like dark things hide beneath normal-looking facades. I think this sentiment is on display perfectly in this book. Most situations and people look normal, but they are all hiding something(s) from each other and those things are none too pleasant.
Christine Penmark doesn't trust her own daughter to tell the truth or do the right thing. The book doesn't say so far, but I wonder if this distrust always existed or only emerged after the Baltimore incident...
The whole atmosphere of the book seems very bleak and superficial. One quote by March goes something like dark things hide beneath normal-looking facades. I think this sentiment is on display perfectly in this book. Most situations and people look normal, but they are all hiding something(s) from each other and those things are none too pleasant.
Christine Penmark doesn't trust her own daughter to tell the truth or do the right thing. The book doesn't say so far, but I wonder if this distrust always existed or only emerged after the Baltimore incident...