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I liked Claire. Together with Sarah, she provided a lot of the book's lighter moments.
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Claire's genuine personality reminds me of my youngest daughter. I could picture how the room lit up when she smiles. That was definitely why I chose Claire as my favorite character.
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Arimart99 wrote: 01 Mar 2020, 22:48 I have a niece about the age of Claire and it's refreshing to have a story that portrays a child correctly. Usually children in murder mysteries add very little to the story and are usually not mentioned often, or they are portrayed in a much more mature manner.
I definitely agree with this. Most writers seem to struggle to accurately portray children, but Claire's character felt like many kids I have been around.
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Mounce574 wrote: 29 Mar 2020, 21:26 Claire's genuine personality reminds me of my youngest daughter. I could picture how the room lit up when she smiles. That was definitely why I chose Claire as my favorite character.
Yes, that is true. She did add something special to the narrative. I think she was portrayed well.
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I love Clair! Her character was what kept the humour and the story more entertaining with her childlike behaviour in my opinion. Even if I´m older I felt more identified with her. :lol:
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I think she's adorable! Also, I find commendable how well depicted this character is. We, as adults, usually have a hard time getting children and portraying them without falling into cliches or making the character feel flat but Claire is quirky and smart without losing her childlike qualities. Very realistic!
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Claire and the end of the book was unforgivable. She was my favorite part of the book!
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I agree Claire brought some humor to the story. But she became annoying to me after awhile. Do seven-year-old kids jump around like that in restaurants and at other times when they are sitting somewhere? This seemed like younger behavior to me, like toddlers. I got really tired of Maaa too. It may be that some characteristics were repeated too often by the author for me.

I also found the hair getting caught under the seat in the airplane odd. Like how could that realistically happen? And wouldn't it just be caught and easily gotten free just with unlooping it from what it was caught on? It wouldn't be all tangled/knotted up.
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Kevsona wrote: 05 Apr 2020, 13:57 Claire and the end of the book was unforgivable. She was my favorite part of the book!

I was like, how is he going to save her by actually threatening her life? How could he believe he was strong enough to dangle her like that and not accidentally let go or slip etc.? I found it pretty unbelievable. I would think he would just hold her securely and make threats or something, that would be scary enough. I know, I know, it tied into the Rapunzel theme, but someone would never do this unless he was an absolute villain and didn't care about her.)
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tanner87cbs wrote: 24 Mar 2020, 10:54 I hate to be that guy, but Claire's character really annoyed me personally. I thought she was portrayed with the characteristics of a younger child than she was. Maybe I am jaded for raising a 7-year-old girl and trying to get her to stop acting like she is 2 at time :).
Me too! I thought I would be the only one, so I am glad to see your comment!
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Ordinarily, children characters don’t portray vital roles in stories like this. Claire, on the other hand, made it to ‘the big screen’. With a sentimental attachment to her Rapunzel, as well as her childish manners, I would say she was highly significant in the development of the storyline.
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Claire brought much-needed light and humor to the story. It is always pure to see a child's point of view.
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Claire is such an intelligent, perceptive child, and her presence added so much interest to the story.
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I'm in agreement with you about the humor that Claire brought to the story. Interestingly, I have a granddaughter her age whose name is Claire! It was sometimes difficult for me to differentiate between them, except that my Claire's hair is blonde. What a sweet, yet quirky character she was!
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I loved Claire. She felt very believable and she reminded me of my 7 year old daughter with her humour and cute mannerisms.
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