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Looking at Tony and Jack’s relationship:

I’ve seen some discussion on if they were really friends. Jack refers to Tony as his best friend by default because Jack spends so little significant time with anyone else. The bathroom cowboy would probably be his other most consistent interaction.

I don’t think this is put in to signify a bond between him and Tony, but to highlight the isolation Jack has with society. His only & best friend is someone he has maybe one superficial work conversation with a day & he knows little to no information about. Some of the conversations they have aren’t even to each other but hallucinations Jack has. It highlights the mental state of Jack & that he truly has no one in his life at the beginning of his story.

Jerry being a big part of saving Jack from Tony acts as a catalyst for Jack opening himself up to making meaningful connections. Jerry took a bullet for him. The contrast of Jack & Tony’s friendship makes what Jerry & Jack have so much deeper. One of my favorite pairs in literary history. Truly love this series. So many layers.

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Did Jack kill Spencer’s family????

In book one, Jack says there was a rumor Spencer caused the fire that burned down his house and he was the sole survivor. In book four, Jack is at the high school reunion remembering the events from his past. He remembers burning down his bully’s house.

Is that why Spencer is always saying “you don’t remember what you did?!” & The scene where Spencer has a guy tied up who killed someone but forgot.

It’s so quickly mentioned I completely missed it on the first read. I’m on like read 5 now and still finding little details that connect. It’s the gift that keeps on keepin on.

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The consistent dehumanization language used in describing Palestinians in western media is unfathomable. The consistent denial of seeing our children as children. For everybody seeing this, don't fall into this, seek out the truth and educate yourself because that's the best and only way we can help people in Palestine. We have to amplify their voices.