Maureen's mother had always been prideful. But she tried on her daughter's birthday by making a cake. I don't know why she didn't attend, maybe its because of the pride or the shame. Another thing I thought would happen was Rico getting together with Maureen cause I always see those two hang out a lot and they look cute together. But I still love the book's ending.Gabby S14 wrote: ↑11 May 2021, 16:15I think Maureen's mom just couldn't bring herself to come. She struck me as a very prideful woman, and sometimes that can be an impossible hurdle to jump over, especially for this woman who felt justified in disowning her daughter. She's very selfish and clearly still working through her prejudice, but her making the cake was an amazing first step towards reconciliation. Maybe the ending would have been sweeter if her mom had shown up in person, but I thought it was already very sweet and symbolic.scaryeyes_25 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2021, 20:08 You are right. There is just something a little off
with the ending which I can not pinpoint. Maybe it would be better if Maureen's mother was there. Greater impact than just baking a cake but not being there. But maybe she was sick or something. Or if we knew why she stayed behind with her other daughter at home. Is she sick? Or is she too ashamed of what she did?
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I liked the fact that instead of choosing a typical "grand finale" type ending for this novel, the author choose to gradually unravel the knotted lives of the main characters. Therefore, the ending was perfect for me!ElizaBeth Adams wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 11:47 I thought that many main problems were wrapped up by the ending. However, in some ways the ending kind of dropped off. What did you think? Was there information that you would have liked to have been included in the end?
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I totally agree. I was still busy reading and bam... The end. Although all the characters were sorted so to say, the way it was written I had a feeling there is still something to tell. I don't look at what page I am when reading, unless I note something wrong, but normally to the end of the book you realise while reading the end is close but with this book it was quite abrubt if that's the right word?ElizaBeth Adams wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 11:47 I thought that many main problems were wrapped up by the ending. However, in some ways the ending kind of dropped off. What did you think? Was there information that you would have liked to have been included in the end?
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