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albert venezio's avatar

Thank you Melissa for an insightful assessment.

It seems to me she is in despair like so many are.

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Melissa Mistretta's avatar

I hadn’t really put that together before you mentioned it, but you’re totally right. There was so much about suicidal ideation in this book, mentioned just a bit more casually than most authors would.

Not saying that’s her, necessarily, but it does suggest an author who’s flirted with that sort of “darkness” more than most have.

Really makes you see the book in a different light.

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