And Harry is the one who saves the child. They are guilty alright, all six of them, for treating Harry poorly. They don't question why he is alone in his two-story house in the suburbs (usually inhabited by couples and families). Not a single one of these six adults bothers to check his past (in this age, we can find out anything about anyone), they don't think that maybe his is physically ill, maybe he has a mental illness. Now, there is a character with a truly troublesome and heartbreaking past: Harry, the neighbor. We have six adults who are doing okay, who are relatively comfortable but they do have assorted average problems (bored with a job, they want to get a new job, petty jealousies, etc). It was only later that I realized what this book was really about (to me, that is). With my first review, I gave it two stars. Rebecca, I'm so glad there is this discussion of the book. I figured out early on that something happened to one of Clementine and Sam's kids, and bec." Rebecca wrote: "So I just finished this book and would love to talk about the reveal of what exactly happened at the BBQ.
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