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Tensen, Tracy; Sinnwell, Lindsey (July 2021). "Finally, Time to Read: Why You Should Do a Summer Readathon". English Journal. 110 (6): 19–21. doi: 10.58680/ej202131309. S2CID 259414836. This decision is hard enough but when Max and Pippa’s decisions are not the same, they have to let the courts decide. Their relationship is stretched to breaking point at a time when they should be there for one other. The tree that the Islanders are forbidden to eat from is a reference to the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in The Bible. Ink offers the Baudelaires an apple from The Island's forbidden tree, a reference to how Eve was tempted, by a serpent, into eating a fruit from the Tree.
As I read I constantly wondered what I would do if I was in a similar situation. People cope in many different ways. In the story Pip and Max have to contemplate whether they should terminate the life of their terminally ill son, Dylan. Dylan is three years old and is ill with cancer which has left him with brain damage and the medical staff can do no more for him. It is an impossible decision Max and Pip face but a decision that will ultimately change their lives forever. An impossible decision is made worse when they both want different outcomes forcing the need to put the case to the courts. The After section of the novel used dual POV's (Pip and Max) and parallel-timelines to show the different directions their lives might've gone in, depending on the Judge's ruling. This format didn't work as well for me as the first half, as things became somewhat repetitive, but I understand what the author was trying to achieve, and appreciated being given both outcomes of such an agonising decision. Even though I knew logically that neither option was going to end favourably for little Dylan, in my heart of hearts I would've been left wondering “what if?" so to be offered up both timelines gave me a sense of closure I wouldn't have gotten otherwise. The only other small issue I had with the last half was that I dearly missed Leila's viewpoint – she was a wonderful character that I would've liked to have heard more from. It has been my solemn occupation to complete the history of the Baudelaire orphans, and at last I am finished. You likely have some other occupation, so if I were you I would drop this book at once, so THE END does not finish you. The reason: She and her husband had to make this IMPOSSIBLE decision, twelve years ago. Parents in this situation will forever question if they have made the right choice...The sheep used as a mode of transportation is likely a reference to El Dorado as described in Candide, a novel by Voltaire. In tow: a phrase which here means "dragged along on the sleigh behind them, sitting on his white chair as if he were a king, with his feet still covered in hunks of clay and his woolly beard billowing in the wind." I simply can’t wrap my head around the idea that two people can fall head over heels in love with each other after only a few hours of meeting each other. It’s just too... nope. Just can’t.
Palatable: The younger Baudelaires gave their sister a brief nod, realizing that Violet was asking about wasabi not only because it might allow Sunny to make something palatable—a word which here means "that wasn't ceviche"—but because wasabi, which is a sort of horseradish often used in Japanese food, was one of the few defenses against the Medusoid Mycelium, and with Count Olaf lurking about, she wanted to think about possible strategies should the deadly fungus be let loose from the helmet. Chen, Sandie Angulo (September 25, 2017). "They Both Die at the End – Book Review". Common Sense Media . Retrieved January 3, 2022.a b Penn, Farrah; Skelley, Jemima (December 10, 2017). "28 Of The Best YA Books Released In 2017 That You'll Want To Read Immediately". BuzzFeed . Retrieved January 3, 2022.
Smith, Eric (December 6, 2017). "The 30 Best Young Adult Books of 2017". Paste Magazine . Retrieved January 3, 2022. Vantage point: Ishmael peered down at the youngest Baudelaire from his vantage point, a phrase which here means "chair perched on a sleigh dragged by sheep." As much as I enjoyed "before" I didn't really like "after". Part of my problem with this book was Doctor Leila- I did expect her story to continue in the "after" section- but it really didn't. I thought she was thrown in to make a point- and I respect that- but her sudden fall from the story -despite her appearance later- wasn't something I enjoyed. I also found the alternate scenarios a bit confusing to read - as there were different point of views- and they really started to drag at one point around 75% also again I didn't get why there were two alternates (I see it's the weight of that decision and what-if's but especially when the story transformed into dating adventures of the parents I questioned that)Through the use of a cleverly-imagined social app called, Last Friend, they connect with one another and thus begins the last adventure of their lives.
The End' has garnered glowing endorsements from renowned magicians and mentalists, all commending it as a top-tier, ultra-clean book test: Seeing as neither parent can come to an agreement it is up to the court to decide, leaving Max and Pip’s facing an impossible situation. This was another story Jan and I shared. We came to the same conclusion about this story, and while we so empathized with what the author experienced, we so wished that the second part of this story could have been like the first. Stevens, Bethany (October 4, 2017). "They Both Die at the End". Children's Book and Media Review. 38 (9). Jerasa, Sarah; Boffone, Trevor (November 2021). "BookTok 101: TikTok, Digital Literacies, and Out‐of‐School Reading Practices". Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 65 (3): 219–226. doi: 10.1002/jaal.1199. ISSN 1081-3004. S2CID 242636843.The book would make a fascinating book club discussion, because the parents do not agree on what to do once traditional treatments fail. “I thought about what makes a life a life.” I will freely admit to being on the side of quality not quantity. But, if it were my child, would I be able to make that same pledge, to be that selfless? Most of the love stories between the wives and the brothers were no longer as interesting in this book. Mpande’s new love story that's the one I enjoyed. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( October 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Most of the story is told from Pip and Max perspectives, but we also hear from Dylan's doctor. Dr. Khalili works hard for the children she treats. We see how difficult it is being the person who often has to give bad news, and how hard it is to not get emotionally involved with patients and family members.
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