Eloise Mumford mentions Dakota in Interview with TIME

From Time:

At the screening I was in, people freaked out after they saw the end of the film. When you first saw the movie, what was your reaction?

Eloise: I was surprised as well. I thought it was incredibly powerful. I thought Dakota’s emotion in the final scene was so vivid. Her eyes especially. The book ends in a cliffhanger too, so nothing was ever going to get wrapped up. But it really does leave you with such a punch in the gut.

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