An Intriguing Story

               I've read 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been'. 

     According to my expectations, they were correct only for approximately 15%. My impressions are not specific. I definitely liked the story, especially, the way how Connie's emotions, feelings were expressed. I even felt her fear! The descriptions of protagonists and Connie's relatives were detailed, so it was easy to imagine everything. 

    The only thing that I see disappointing is the relations in the family. It's such a pity that Connie wasn't treated as a beloved daughter, like her elder sisted was. It's a common situation in the majority of modern families where there are 2 or more children that one child, who does everything what parents like, is treated good, but the other one, whose behaviour, actions disappoint parents, is treated in another way. 

      But I think the key point of the story is the manipulation. The way how Arnold Friend talked to Connie was a powerful manipulation, persuation. He was like a magician who knows everything and control everything. So the Connie's fear is reasonable. 

     The story doesn't have an ending, on the one hand, so we can develop the idea of what happened further with Connie. But on the other hand, I had an idea, while reading, that Connie past away and everything, that happened was in her subconsciousness. Arnold seemed to be like an Angel of Death, who came to take Connie with him. That's just my opinion and I'm not sure about it. Maybe I've just seen a lot of supernatural series))