[Wearever]

Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

I don't quite agree with your assessment that there is no supernatural elements. Maybe you changed your mind since you said that when you were halfway through the book.

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Say if it is not supernatural and only depends on talking and body language, then there is absolutely no reason that an adult could not learn it, while only children respond to "treatment", but not all either.

Ignoring for a second if it is possible or not, the book itself had a very interesting pace. Never boring at any one point. Some mysteries were a little bit too easy to solve.

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For example the day after his escape the connection between two women being one and the same was so plainly clear that I was surprised he drug it out until the end to finally confirm it.

Also the ending is rather abrupt and with a lot of convenient black boxes.

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Instead of explaining things a bit more, a complete and thorough memory block has been installed. How were they going to fix it? They weren't, they simply turned out to be the even greater evil than the one they were fighting. A chance for the next book to go even more over the top, perhaps.

Interesting thoughts Duckie

Yes, I thought that character was easy to spot early on too. Practically telegraphed.

I'm still thinking it's not supernatural , just plain old human evil. The dream states were interesting. If you've ever been in a dream that was terrifying and had trouble getting out of, but we all get out of the dream and wake. To be manipulated while in that state would be evil. Like being trapped in a maze and never able to bring yourself out. Your aware but nothing can be done , would cause madness. Although they were not sleeping. They could be manipulated in some way. I think it may be possible. I really hope it isn't possible though.