I want to start by saying that I loved Marina. It was a 5 star book for me, personally.
To me, it's clear that the narrator of the book, Oscar, was an unreliable one. My favorite kind of narrator, honestly.
I can't help but think that the story's fantasy elements were all metaphorical. I believe that none of the crazy science stuff actually happened.
Oscar made up a story based loosely on stuff that actually happened. For example, it's quite strange how Marina's mom and Eva had a very similar backstory.
I believe that the true journey was Oscar finding his purpose and family (Marina and her dad) and losing it, because of death.
Death was one of the main topics of the book, and so was the fact that the truth is never actually known.
Oscar said himself in the end:
Sometimes I doubt my memory and wonder whether I will only remember what never really happened.
If you've read this book, what did you think of it? Do you agree or disagree with my take? <3
by themostbluejay
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I thought the plot twist was Marina was the one telling Oscar’s story because she was the one who survived the big incident in the end, so if things seemed unreliable it’s cause Marina was taking some liberties to relate her story to Oscar’s mom