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Ending confusing

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Granmarie123 Sat 08-Aug-26 14:49:18

Has anyone read '59 minutes' by Holly Seddon? I couldn't make sense of the ending. It seemed to me that the author had written the three different threads to the story independently of each other and confused herself about the names of some characters and also about the timelines. Maybe it's me, so if anyone can explain, I'd be grateful. I was also puzzled about why the electricity and mobile phone networks are switched off immediately the incident started and thought the coincidence of important characters being whee they were was a bit far-fetched! I'd really appreciate anyone else's viewpoint.

lovethepuppies Sat 08-Aug-26 21:25:27

Sorry, I haven't read it, but it sounds interesting. Added to my wishlist.

HelterSkelter1 Sun 09-Aug-26 09:35:01

I have often used AI to explain an ending to me. I just Google the question and often get a good explanation of a book or film.

Cabowich Sun 09-Aug-26 09:43:17

I read it about a year ago so the precise details are too hazy. But I do remember being very confused by it - too many unbelievable strands towards the end. I even complained about the book at the book club I go to.

Samsara1 Sun 09-Aug-26 10:17:40

I haven't read it but I have just finished 'Audition', by Katie Kitamura, Booker Prize 2025. It was extremely well written in terms of literary inclusion but it was too me very boring and with a very small overall story over embellished by language. The ending was predicatable and uninteresting in my view.

lovethepuppies Sun 09-Aug-26 10:51:40

HelterSkelter1

I have often used AI to explain an ending to me. I just Google the question and often get a good explanation of a book or film.

One time I asked AI about the ending of a book and it gave a long spiel about it that made me wonder if I'd slept through the ending. I mentioned that the ending never went that far and it told me, "You're right, I had a hallucination." A few comments later it again had a hallucination. So maybe not so reliable always.

Sillymoo Sun 09-Aug-26 13:10:07

This