Ok, finished it today. I have to spend a bit of time processing it but I absolutely loved the first part and, and first consideration anyway, found the last act pretty lame (from the appearance of Nutmeg on). Kind of like a weaker Stephen King novel.
Once again proving that Alex and I are the inverse of each other most of the time.
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Originally Posted by Euro
Okay, I finally got to the scene I was hoping a second read would make more illucidating - the boy watching the two men bury a cat/infant body - and I still wonder:
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Wow, I'd forgotten about that. I had no clue who it was until GD mentioned Cinnamon. That kinda bugs me now. WTF happened there? Who were the men, what were they doing?
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