It felt like it was supposed to be this huge gotcha moment but there was so much set up for such a little thing that it just didn't work for me.
I also feel like it kind of came out of nowhere, because there had been a very specific theme to all the creepy moments up until that point? In retrospect, I'm confused about where the story was even going with the bird theme, considering we got all these pieces of that particular puzzle - the song! the photographs in the pub! the walls carved with feathers and room full of dead birds! - but they didn't seem to fit in with either of the hints as to what happened to Julian (the wristwatch; the alleged sighting) at the end.
ARGH. I feel like this is one of those books that isn't necessarily frustrating while you read it, but then the more you think about it afterwards, the more confusing it becomes.
TBH I was also underwhelmed by the dead bird scene
Obviously, I know that not every reader will react to a book in the same way, but it's been cool to actually see that play out in the comments!
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Date: 2020-02-10 11:36 pm (UTC)I also feel like it kind of came out of nowhere, because there had been a very specific theme to all the creepy moments up until that point? In retrospect, I'm confused about where the story was even going with the bird theme, considering we got all these pieces of that particular puzzle - the song! the photographs in the pub! the walls carved with feathers and room full of dead birds! - but they didn't seem to fit in with either of the hints as to what happened to Julian (the wristwatch; the alleged sighting) at the end.
ARGH. I feel like this is one of those books that isn't necessarily frustrating while you read it, but then the more you think about it afterwards, the more confusing it becomes.
TBH I was also underwhelmed by the dead bird scene
Obviously, I know that not every reader will react to a book in the same way, but it's been cool to actually see that play out in the comments!