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[blamebrampton]

And the other thing that I've noticed in this book, aside from the fact that the boy on the cover knows how to paint a really good lipline but could have cut back on the gloss (young people today) is ...

... that there is something really off about Nick. Not in terms of the writing, but in terms of Nick himself. He is a really strange mix of teenaged selfishness and self-centredness yet with a hugely acute sense of his brother, I'm not exaggerating when I say it's almost a romantic sense, we hear about his brother's looks, his hopes and dreams, his pains, all sorts of intimate knowledge, all from Nick (who is also a bit of an Alan stalker, it appears). Add to that the fact that he seems preternaturally buff and physically advanced for his years and I call plot twist. I'm guessing he's not wholly human and is connected to Alan in an unexpected way.

And if I am right, I will do the happy dance of 'Yes, yes, AND I guessed Bruce Willis was dead in the Sixth Sense' (well, that one was easy).

If I am wrong, I will shake my head and mutter 'Young novelists today, think it's fine for 15-year-old boys to wear lipgloss AND take steroids ...

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[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing he's not wholly human and is connected to Alan in an unexpected way.

I think you may be right! (Only into chapter four myself)

And if I am right, I will do the happy dance of 'Yes, yes, AND I guessed Bruce Willis was dead in the Sixth Sense' (well, that one was easy).

X-D I guessed that one _before_ I watched the movie lolol. Just because everyone was all "What an unexpected plot twist! Ooooh shiny."

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Hee, me too. I read a review that had no spoilers, and one of my friends who had been at the same review session was saying 'You'll NEVER guess', gleefully. He was very annoyed when I did. But it was obvious to all smart people like us ;-)

I'm up to 130 now and I am quite sure that he's at the very least not Alan's actual physical brother, because Alan is odd about it all, too. And I would make spooky noises but I have no idea how to type the sounds.

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

I HAZ A THEORY. That began because you put a seed of your theory in my head.

lol, for me it was my oldest brother. He went: "But how did you guess? =O =O =O?"
Me: *appears as wise and mysterious as a teenager can be*

Isn't "Whoo-whoo" a spooky noise? X-D