I absolutely agree with dianac. Just how many generations are Trojans to bemoan the use of the horse? Why should Evie have to feel guilt for the sins of the grandparents? Why should she feel guilt for loving and owning the Island? And how, by giving up the Island, is she making reparations for those who came before? I'm am so sick of this attitude. But the author took care of it just fine, right? The Jewish son of the rejected lover and
the black friend of the sacrificed son wind up with it. And to top it off, Evie is half Jewish! I wonder if they will tell her?
The whole premise of this book and its resolutions were cliched and too pat.