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Calculated Shard: 67 (from laksa102)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa067.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages","crawl_time":1774323839,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,goodreads!www,\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages s443","src_root_hash":"10759773272846208067","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Shutter Island - The last three pages Showing 1-44 of 44","meta_descriptions":["44 discussion posts. Russell said: Someone help me...Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have the surgery. Am I right?I was ...","44 discussion posts. Russell said: Someone help me...Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have the surgery. Am I right?I was ..."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Home\nMy Books\nBrowse ▾\nRecommendations\nChoice Awards\nGenres\nGiveaways\nNew Releases\nLists\nExplore\nNews & Interviews\nGenres\nArt\nBiography\nBusiness\nChildren's\nChristian\nClassics\nComics\nCookbooks\nEbooks\nFantasy\nFiction\nGraphic Novels\nHistorical Fiction\nHistory\nHorror\nMemoir\nMusic\nMystery\nNonfiction\nPoetry\nPsychology\nRomance\nScience\nScience Fiction\nSelf Help\nSports\nThriller\nTravel\nYoung Adult\nMore Genres\nCommunity ▾\nGroups\nQuotes\nAsk the Author\nSign In\nJoin\nSign up\nView profile\nProfile\nFriends\nGroups\nDiscussions\nComments\nReading Challenge\nKindle Notes & Highlights\nQuotes\nFavorite genres\nFriends’ recommendations\nAccount settings\nHelp\nSign out\nHome\nMy Books\nBrowse ▾\nRecommendations\nChoice Awards\nGenres\nGiveaways\nNew Releases\nLists\nExplore\nNews & Interviews\nGenres\nArt\nBiography\nBusiness\nChildren's\nChristian\nClassics\nComics\nCookbooks\nEbooks\nFantasy\nFiction\nGraphic Novels\nHistorical Fiction\nHistory\nHorror\nMemoir\nMusic\nMystery\nNonfiction\nPoetry\nPsychology\nRomance\nScience\nScience Fiction\nSelf Help\nSports\nThriller\nTravel\nYoung Adult\nMore Genres\nCommunity ▾\nGroups\nQuotes\nAsk the Author\nShutter Island\ndiscussion\n999 views\nThe last three pages\nComments\nShowing 1-44 of 44\n(44 new)\n  \npost a comment »\ndate\n  \nnewest »\nmessage 1:\nby\nRussell\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n3\nstars\n03 fév. 2010 01:09\nSomeone help me...\nAm I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have \"the surgery.\" Am I right?\nI was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, \"What?\" with the last three pages.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 2:\nby\nBeth\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n29 mar. 2011 18:02\nMe too. It confused me. I never reread books, I may decide I need to reread this one.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 3:\nby\nBrook\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n30 mar. 2011 02:06\nI read it as Teddy really was crazy, and he was going to have to have the lobotomy because he wasn't progressing and was too dangerous to leave alone. It seemed pretty cut and dried to me, so I was shocked to talk to people who honestly thought it was some kind of weird conspiracy, that he actually was a detective there to investigate a crime and was being manipulated to become part of some psychological experiment. I guess it's one of those books that's left to the reader's interpretation. Whatever you see is what happened.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 4:\nby\nPatricia\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n31 mar. 2011 21:12\nI agree with you, I thought he was really crazy. I didn't think it was a conspiracy at all.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 5:\nby\nNatalia Pì\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n06 avr. 2011 16:07\n@Russell: I finished Shutter Island yesterday and I must say I was a little puzzled too. however, yes, i think he was crazy - i must say the author left it quite open to interpretation, tho. i might be too old-fashioned to appreciate this sort of thing ^_^\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 6:\nby\nBlake\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n15 avr. 2011 16:35\nGreat book. Never saw the ending coming. I really need to reread it.\nAnyway, It seemed that Teddy had gone crazy again,and they decided to do the lobotomy surgery on him.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 7:\nby\nBenjamin\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n02 mai 2011 21:09\nI understood the whole book. The last 3 pages however were really confusing. All of a sudden I was like what???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to read it again and again and I still don't understand it.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 8:\nby\n[deleted user]\n(new)\n21 juin 2011 00:34\nI read it as Teddy was still crazy. Their experiment didn't work and now he needed to have the surgery. Pretty cut and dry from my standpoint.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 9:\nby\nRichard\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n21 juin 2011 08:33\ni took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 10:\nby\n[deleted user]\n(new)\n21 juin 2011 08:57\nI took the movie that way, but not the book. When I first read the book it didn't even cross my mind. Then when I saw the movie, I went back and re-read the book for the third time, but didn't get any hint of the movie ending in the book itself.\nMy understanding is that the movie reinterpreted the book to fit what Scorcese wanted to do. If the book ending was originally meant to be how the movie ended, it wasn't made clear at all. I thought the movie made it very clear but Lehane kept things more (deliberately?) ambiguous.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 11:\nby\n[deleted user]\n(new)\n21 juin 2011 09:01\nHere's a little article where Lehane gives his take on the movie ending. I think it's pretty clear the movie ending is different than how Lehane imagined it.\nhttp:\/\/moviesblog.mtv.com\/2010\/03\/03\/...\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 12:\nby\nMarie\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n23 juin 2011 00:33\nI read the book, knowing the movie was coming and being played by Leonardo DiCaprio. So as I was reading I pictured him as the main character. I loved the book and was thrilled with the movie.\nIn fact, almost got into a fight with a drunk guy in the theater, who was disappointed that there was not any blood and guts, he did not think it was a thriller but more of action film...\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 13:\nby\nHaley\n(last edited 29 juin 2011 22:41)\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n29 juin 2011 22:35\nI don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing the truth. He was in a way committing suicide. I seriously had to think about this for like an hour before I could draw a conclusion and I really hated myself for staying up til like 3 AM reading it. I had work at 5:30 that morning, hahaha!\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 14:\nby\nJake\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n11 juil. 2011 23:19\nI found it interesting that the book never stopped calling him Teddy. It never once said \"Andrew said\" this lead me to believe that he really wasn't Andrew but was made to think he was through the asprin and cigarettes they had exposed into his system, but then again there is much evidence that says otherwise. I don't know I guess the ending is how ever you see fit.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 15:\nby\nLibrary Lady &#x1f4da;\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n16 sept. 2011 01:44\nI also caught that it called him Teddy the whole time. However, in the last few dreams, his wife called him Andrew. That part confused me more than the ending. I wondered if we were supposed to think he was still acting as Eddie, ie, not believing he was Andrew, or what.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 16:\nby\nNandakishore\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n16 sept. 2011 11:00\nThe whole beauty of the book is that you see it from \"Teddy\"'s viewpoint. In fact, it questions the whole idea of perceived reality-is it concrete or what is created by our minds?\nI loved the ambiguity of the book, by the way. I enjoy endings which leave the reader dangling, prompting him to think.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 17:\nby\nJudy\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n25 sept. 2011 02:14\nI think \"Teddy\" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 18:\nby\nLibrary Lady &#x1f4da;\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n25 sept. 2011 03:24\nJudy wrote: \"I think \"Teddy\" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt.\"\nThat's how it seemed in the movie. In the book, I thought it seemed more like a real relapse.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 19:\nby\nInday\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n06 oct. 2011 05:31\nRussell wrote: \"Someone help me...\nAm I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have \"the surgery.\" Am I right?\nI was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, \"What?\" with the last thr...\"\nyeah, i think so too. it seems like he went into another batch of regression issues,but im not so sure if they will throw him to the whole surgery plan, they might just go restrain him for awhile till his sober again :)\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 20:\nby\nZulfiya\n(last edited 26 oct. 2011 22:30)\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n26 oct. 2011 22:26\nI think this is the whole idea of the book - the story unfolds with every page giving a new twist, and when you finally think you have grasped the message and the backbone of the book the last three pages are there to DELIBERATELY confuse you. Teddy wakes up after his medicated sleep and talks to Chuck. Or it can easily be the situation when he believes he has left his past behind, but he actually did not. Ambiguity is an intention. And that's what I really liked about the book. And gritty, gritty, atmospheric narrative. Oh, and don't forget the third person unreliable narrator with a shifting personal perspective. This narrator a true rare gem in fiction.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 21:\nby\nJud\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n27 oct. 2011 23:30\nI say hes gonna get the surgery .i just finishd this book i liked it a lot i wish now though that i would have read it before i saw the movie it would have been a litlle more mind boggling.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 22:\nby\nTom\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n07 nov. 2011 03:46\nIn my opinion, Teddy definitely regressed and the last three pages were his life after once again tricking himself into believing that he's Teddy. Notice that the book didn't describe him as Teddy OR Andrew until it described Dr. Sheehan as Chuck, basically showing that Teddy in fact believed himself to be Teddy once again like the rest of the book. In the previous chapter, he was told of a similar regression where he lost all his progress in realizing who he was 9 months ago. I believe that in the ending of the book that Teddy went through a similar regression and was getting lobotomized to not be a threat to the world.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 23:\nby\nJ.R.\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n09 fév. 2012 21:19\nMy opinion, is that Teddy really was crazy. However, after realizing that he was no longer under the delusion of being a respected and revered detective, and learning that he had committed the atrocities, he wanted to return to his delusions where he felt safe and respected. The doctor provided an \"out\" for him by telling him that if the treatment didn't take, he would undergo the surgery (lobotomy). In his addled mind, Teddy probably thought it would be better to have his brain scrambled instead of face what he'd done for the rest of his life.\nI say this because at the end, he displays a glimpse of sanity, that he realizes the truth. Then, he feigns a relapse so they will help erase it from his mind with the procedure.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 24:\nby\nPamela\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n12 mar. 2012 13:09\nIt's been awhile since I read this book, one of my favorites. I think Teddy is getting lobotomized because his mind could not accept the tragedy of his past. This raises yet another question for the reader: Is it better to face reality, or live in a delusion?\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 25:\nby\nSparrowlicious\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n03 mai 2012 09:36\nIn my opinion, after seeing the movie and then reading the book, he actually knows what lies ahead of him. At some point in the end he says, that he can't live with what he did. So it could be that he wants to get lobotomized on purpose since that would kill his mind permanently.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 26:\nby\nAvril\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n11 juin 2012 13:05\ni'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 27:\nby\nJim\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n2\nstars\n11 juin 2012 15:17\nThe ending just irritated me to be honest. I saw it as plain and simple, he got lobotomized, though I like the idea there might be some volition on his part.\nWhat irritated me was the ending read like those cheesy stories you wrote in middle school but didn't know how to finish, so you end up writing \"He woke up and found it all had been a dream.\"\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 28:\nby\nJamie\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n21 juin 2012 17:00\nSandyboy wrote: \"i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though\"\nMy thoughts exactly. If you see the movie version, it appears that Teddy has come out of his psychosis but \"fakes\" that he hasn't so that they will give him the lobotomy and he will be able to forget the horrible events of his life.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 29:\nby\nJoanna\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n22 août 2012 06:03\nHeartbreaking as it is, I believe that Teddy made a conscious decision to undergo the lobotomy. The pain of memory was too much for him to bear so he chose to appear as though he'd regressed. There was no other choice for him to make.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 30:\nby\nAnne\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n2\nstars\n23 août 2012 04:32\nAvril wrote: \"i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!\"\nI saw the movie before te book and took the ending as Teddy regressing back to his delusional state. I do like others perspective that he chose to get the lobotomy. Anyone saw Sucker Punch?\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 31:\nby\nRuth\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n26 oct. 2012 23:15\nI haven't seen the movie although I plan to now. The book left me with the sense that he had another relapse and would be lobotomized for his own safety and that of others. The possibility that he \"faked\" the regression didn't occur to me until reading these comments. It's an interesting idea and I will be rereading (because it was great the first time). I think the futility and helplessness of struggling against something betraying you from within your own mind is played out better if it's read that he regressed rather than made a conscious choice.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 32:\nby\nSwagata\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n28 oct. 2012 11:53\nHaley wrote: \"I don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing...\"\nI think this is a very interesting possibility. I was a little confused too, but I thought he had regressed and would have had to undergo the operation.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 33:\nby\nWanda\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n3\nstars\n02 nov. 2012 17:38\nI read this book years ago and remember I liked it as I recommended it to friends. It's funny I don't remember any details everyone is talking about, maybe I should read it again. Hated the movie. My first LeHayne but not my last.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 34:\nby\nDeborah\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n07 nov. 2012 15:19\nLoved the book! I read book first so I knew what was going to happen. Teddy was not insane, he chose to have the lobotomy in the end because he did not want to remember losing his children and killing his wife. That's why he said \"is it better to live as a murderer or die as a good man\". DiCaprio is one of my all time favorite actors, has been since his first movie\"This Boys Life\", I felt he portrayed the book extremely well. He should have got an award for it.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 35:\nby\nJ\n(new)\n18 jan. 2013 16:53\nExcellent book . I definitely needed help to interpret the story. Question ? In the very end 2 pages it says there are the two doctors and 4 orderlys approaching Teddy and Chuck carrying a white cloth with some metal and they unfolded it as they came over to Teddy. Is this a straight jacket? And is this the time they take Teddy to be lobotomized?\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 36:\nby\nDeborah\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n18 jan. 2013 17:39\nRussell wrote: \"Someone help me...\nAm I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have \"the surgery.\" Am I right?\nI was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, \"What?\" with the last three p...\"\nNo he did not regress, he chose to have the lobotomy over having to remember what had happened to his children and wife. that is why he said \"is it better to live as a murderer or live as a good man.\" Awesome book, but if you've read the book, don't bother with the movie as you know the ending. although DiCaprio did an awesome portrayal as Teddy, great actor!!\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 37:\nby\nRandall\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n05 juil. 2014 04:12\nAvril wrote: \"i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!\"\nI completely agree with you. I enjoyed both because I hadn't seen the movie first. I already knew what was coming in the movie, but I still loved it because it followed it as closely as a movie can. One of the few times I have enjoyed both. Mystic River was a disappointing movie, and I absolutely loved the book. Mystic River and Shutter Island were two of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. I vividly remember how I felt when reading both.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 38:\nby\nDeborah\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n05 juil. 2014 17:45\nHe was completely sane, but could not live with the knowledge that his wife murdered his children and he then killed her. He chose to have the lobotomy so that he would never have to remember it again.He didn't want to live with that knowledge. It was an amazing book! I absolutely loved it!!\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 39:\nby\nLisa\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n1\nstar\n05 juil. 2014 20:13\nI hated this book. Hated it. And I won't see the movie since it's so much like the book.\nNormally, Dennis LeHane is one of my favorite authors.\nThe Given Day\nis phenomenal! But\nShutter Island\n... not so much.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 40:\nby\nAmanda\n(last edited 20 juil. 2014 20:44)\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n20 juil. 2014 20:43\nI actually fought with my grandmother over the ending. I believe that Teddy knew he was still crazy\/couldn't live with himself so he got the lobotomy. She thinks he went back into the delusion. I loved the book, the movie was great, but the whole time in the movie I was pointing out the differences, lol. I enjoyed how the ending gave readers the decision to choose how they think it ended. Usually I hate that, but with this I liked it.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 41:\nby\nErin *Proud Book Hoarder*\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n22 juil. 2014 22:38\nRichard wrote: \"i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though\"\nThe movie made that clear that he was faking at the very end and was really cured, but was pretending not to be so he wouldn't have to face and live with the horror.\nThe book, on the other hand...I'm just not sure. I think he may really have gone crazy again. They change things for the movie so I'm not sure if this is what the author intended or not. It wasn't as clear.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 42:\nby\nUday\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n5\nstars\n24 juil. 2014 21:30\nSomehow, I like the book ending. It's just so brutal. And yet, very believable.\nThe movie just makes Teddy a hero.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 43:\nby\nLachlan\n(new)\n-\nrated it\n4\nstars\n26 juil. 2017 01:57\nI think that the ending of the book is the same as the movie, just not as clear. \"He sat up and looked toward the bars, but the bars weren't there.\" This at the start of the chapter makes me think that he has memories of being locked up in C block, where he accepts he is Laeddis. The book has the same ending to the movie in my mind, despite if the author didn't intend it.\nreply\n|\nflag\nmessage 44:\nby\nElmari\n(new)\n25 nov. 2018 22:47\nTeddy, did not regress. He knew what the price was for not making progress... a lobotomy. He wanted to \"die\" as a good man (his alter ego Teddy Daniels) and not live as the monster, Andrew Laeddis. He wanted the sweet release of a lobotomy. Remember, he is highly intelligent (making up that alternate reality is proof of that) so he made his doctor believe that he had regressed so that he would be released of his guilt and regret.\nI must say, I can relate. If I was in his shoes, I would do the same thing.\nreply\n|\nflag\nback to top\npost a comment »\nAdd a reference:\nBook\nAuthor\nSearch for a book to add a reference\nadd:   \nlink\ncover\nAuthor:\nadd:   \nlink\nphoto\nall discussions on this book\n|\npost a new topic\nBooks mentioned in this topic\nShutter Island\n(\nother topics\n)\nWelcome back. 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[rated it **3** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/87957317)\n\n[03 fév. 2010 01:09](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_13315342)\n\n[![Russell](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1330704447p1\/3113998.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3113998-russell \"Russell\") Someone help me...  \n  \nAm I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have \"the surgery.\" Am I right?  \n  \nI was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, \"What?\" with the last three pages.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=13315342&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 2:** by  [Beth](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/721785-beth \"Beth \")    (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/155705026)\n\n[29 mar. 2011 18:02](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28387421)\n\n[![Beth ](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1301486874p1\/721785.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/721785-beth \"Beth \") Me too. It confused me. I never reread books, I may decide I need to reread this one.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=28387421&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 3:** by  [Brook](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/1740960-brook \"Brook\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/153770268)\n\n[30 mar. 2011 02:06](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28408277)\n\n[![Brook](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/1740960-brook \"Brook\") I read it as Teddy really was crazy, and he was going to have to have the lobotomy because he wasn't progressing and was too dangerous to leave alone. It seemed pretty cut and dried to me, so I was shocked to talk to people who honestly thought it was some kind of weird conspiracy, that he actually was a detective there to investigate a crime and was being manipulated to become part of some psychological experiment. I guess it's one of those books that's left to the reader's interpretation. Whatever you see is what happened.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=28408277&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 4:** by  [Patricia](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3252519-patricia \"Patricia\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/142006639)\n\n[31 mar. 2011 21:12](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28481890)\n\n[![Patricia](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1291248297p1\/3252519.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3252519-patricia \"Patricia\") I agree with you, I thought he was really crazy. I didn't think it was a conspiracy at all.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=28481890&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 5:** by  [Natalia Pì](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4560712-natalia-p \"Natalia Pì\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/157767669)\n\n[06 avr. 2011 16:07](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28737159)\n\n[![Natalia Pì](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1462900591p1\/4560712.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4560712-natalia-p \"Natalia Pì\") @Russell: I finished Shutter Island yesterday and I must say I was a little puzzled too. however, yes, i think he was crazy - i must say the author left it quite open to interpretation, tho. i might be too old-fashioned to appreciate this sort of thing ^\\_^\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=28737159&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 6:** by  [Blake](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/2986993-blake-bowen \"Blake Bowen\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/92803077)\n\n[15 avr. 2011 16:35](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_29132198)\n\n[![Blake Bowen](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1259385661p1\/2986993.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/2986993-blake-bowen \"Blake Bowen\") Great book. Never saw the ending coming. I really need to reread it.  \n  \nAnyway, It seemed that Teddy had gone crazy again,and they decided to do the lobotomy surgery on him.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=29132198&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 7:** by  [Benjamin](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5258062-benjamin-zabin \"Benjamin Zabin\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/162131096)\n\n[02 mai 2011 21:09](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_29921919)\n\n[![Benjamin Zabin](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1302622773p1\/5258062.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5258062-benjamin-zabin \"Benjamin Zabin\") I understood the whole book. The last 3 pages however were really confusing. All of a sudden I was like what???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to read it again and again and I still don't understand it.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=29921919&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 8:** by  \\[deleted user\\]   (new)\n\n[21 juin 2011 00:34](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32246871)\n\nI read it as Teddy was still crazy. Their experiment didn't work and now he needed to have the surgery. Pretty cut and dry from my standpoint.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32246871&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 9:** by  [Richard](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4645818-richard \"Richard\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/134514661)\n\n[21 juin 2011 08:33](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32270388)\n\n[![Richard](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1547148704p1\/4645818.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4645818-richard \"Richard\") i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32270388&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 10:** by  \\[deleted user\\]   (new)\n\n[21 juin 2011 08:57](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32270793)\n\nI took the movie that way, but not the book. When I first read the book it didn't even cross my mind. Then when I saw the movie, I went back and re-read the book for the third time, but didn't get any hint of the movie ending in the book itself.   \n  \nMy understanding is that the movie reinterpreted the book to fit what Scorcese wanted to do. If the book ending was originally meant to be how the movie ended, it wasn't made clear at all. I thought the movie made it very clear but Lehane kept things more (deliberately?) ambiguous.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32270793&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 11:** by  \\[deleted user\\]   (new)\n\n[21 juin 2011 09:01](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32270857)\n\nHere's a little article where Lehane gives his take on the movie ending. I think it's pretty clear the movie ending is different than how Lehane imagined it.  \n  \n[http:\/\/moviesblog.mtv.com\/2010\/03\/03\/...](http:\/\/moviesblog.mtv.com\/2010\/03\/03\/shutter-island-author-dennis-lehane-gives-his-read-on-the-movies-ending\/)\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32270857&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 12:** by  [Marie](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4465306-marie \"Marie\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/128470276)\n\n[23 juin 2011 00:33](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32361552)\n\n[![Marie](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1643471413p1\/4465306.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4465306-marie \"Marie\") I read the book, knowing the movie was coming and being played by Leonardo DiCaprio. So as I was reading I pictured him as the main character. I loved the book and was thrilled with the movie.   \n  \nIn fact, almost got into a fight with a drunk guy in the theater, who was disappointed that there was not any blood and guts, he did not think it was a thriller but more of action film...\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32361552&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 13:** by  [Haley](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5709984-haley \"Haley\")   (last edited 29 juin 2011 22:41)   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/180563592)\n\n[29 juin 2011 22:35](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32734488)\n\n[![Haley](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1441400670p1\/5709984.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5709984-haley \"Haley\") I don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing the truth. He was in a way committing suicide. I seriously had to think about this for like an hour before I could draw a conclusion and I really hated myself for staying up til like 3 AM reading it. I had work at 5:30 that morning, hahaha\\!\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32734488&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 14:** by  [Jake](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5583505-jake-butler \"Jake Butler\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/179902152)\n\n[11 juil. 2011 23:19](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_33372801)\n\n[![Jake Butler](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/m_25x33-8a3530ed95c3dbef8bf215b080559b09.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5583505-jake-butler \"Jake Butler\") I found it interesting that the book never stopped calling him Teddy. It never once said \"Andrew said\" this lead me to believe that he really wasn't Andrew but was made to think he was through the asprin and cigarettes they had exposed into his system, but then again there is much evidence that says otherwise. I don't know I guess the ending is how ever you see fit.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=33372801&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 15:** by  [Library Lady \\&\\#x1f4da;](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da \"Library Lady &#x1f4da; \")    (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/207654928)\n\n[16 sept. 2011 01:44](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_36932915)\n\n[![Library Lady \\&\\#x1f4da; ](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1303234650p1\/5289798.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da \"Library Lady &#x1f4da; \") I also caught that it called him Teddy the whole time. However, in the last few dreams, his wife called him Andrew. That part confused me more than the ending. I wondered if we were supposed to think he was still acting as Eddie, ie, not believing he was Andrew, or what.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=36932915&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 16:** by  [Nandakishore](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6237864-nandakishore-mridula \"Nandakishore Mridula\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/207833032)\n\n[16 sept. 2011 11:00](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_36948919)\n\n[![Nandakishore Mridula](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1723178344p1\/6237864.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6237864-nandakishore-mridula \"Nandakishore Mridula\") The whole beauty of the book is that you see it from \"Teddy\"'s viewpoint. In fact, it questions the whole idea of perceived reality-is it concrete or what is created by our minds?  \n  \nI loved the ambiguity of the book, by the way. I enjoy endings which leave the reader dangling, prompting him to think.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=36948919&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 17:** by  [Judy](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5981632-judy-killeen \"Judy killeen\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/214096462)\n\n[25 sept. 2011 02:14](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37393879)\n\n[![Judy killeen](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5981632-judy-killeen \"Judy killeen\") I think \"Teddy\" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=37393879&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 18:** by  [Library Lady \\&\\#x1f4da;](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da \"Library Lady &#x1f4da; \")    (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/207654928)\n\n[25 sept. 2011 03:24](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37398041)\n\n[![Library Lady \\&\\#x1f4da; ](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1303234650p1\/5289798.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da \"Library Lady &#x1f4da; \") *Judy wrote: \"I think \"Teddy\" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt.\"*  \n  \nThat's how it seemed in the movie. In the book, I thought it seemed more like a real relapse.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=37398041&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 19:** by  [Inday](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6564099-inday \"Inday\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/219543330)\n\n[06 oct. 2011 05:31](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37971407)\n\n[![Inday](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1514909374p1\/6564099.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6564099-inday \"Inday\") *Russell wrote: \"Someone help me...  Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have \"the surgery.\" Am I right?  I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, \"What?\" with the last thr...\"*  \n  \n  \nyeah, i think so too. it seems like he went into another batch of regression issues,but im not so sure if they will throw him to the whole surgery plan, they might just go restrain him for awhile till his sober again :)\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=37971407&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 20:** by  [Zulfiya](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4472316-zulfiya \"Zulfiya\")   (last edited 26 oct. 2011 22:30)   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/225562263)\n\n[26 oct. 2011 22:26](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39023022)\n\n[![Zulfiya](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1339961562p1\/4472316.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4472316-zulfiya \"Zulfiya\") I think this is the whole idea of the book - the story unfolds with every page giving a new twist, and when you finally think you have grasped the message and the backbone of the book the last three pages are there to DELIBERATELY confuse you. Teddy wakes up after his medicated sleep and talks to Chuck. Or it can easily be the situation when he believes he has left his past behind, but he actually did not. Ambiguity is an intention. And that's what I really liked about the book. And gritty, gritty, atmospheric narrative. Oh, and don't forget the third person unreliable narrator with a shifting personal perspective. This narrator a true rare gem in fiction.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=39023022&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 21:** by  [Jud](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6762695-jud-holt \"Jud Holt\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/227348538)\n\n[27 oct. 2011 23:30](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39077520)\n\n[![Jud Holt](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1329933740p1\/6762695.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6762695-jud-holt \"Jud Holt\") I say hes gonna get the surgery .i just finishd this book i liked it a lot i wish now though that i would have read it before i saw the movie it would have been a litlle more mind boggling.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=39077520&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 22:** by  [Tom](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5430797-tom-wang \"Tom Wang\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/180044002)\n\n[07 nov. 2011 03:46](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39598348)\n\n[![Tom Wang](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/m_25x33-8a3530ed95c3dbef8bf215b080559b09.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5430797-tom-wang \"Tom Wang\") In my opinion, Teddy definitely regressed and the last three pages were his life after once again tricking himself into believing that he's Teddy. Notice that the book didn't describe him as Teddy OR Andrew until it described Dr. Sheehan as Chuck, basically showing that Teddy in fact believed himself to be Teddy once again like the rest of the book. In the previous chapter, he was told of a similar regression where he lost all his progress in realizing who he was 9 months ago. I believe that in the ending of the book that Teddy went through a similar regression and was getting lobotomized to not be a threat to the world.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=39598348&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 23:** by  [J.R.](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5209550-j-r-mclemore \"J.R. McLemore\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/266767533)\n\n[09 fév. 2012 21:19](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_44980336)\n\n[![J.R. McLemore](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1661628823p1\/5209550.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5209550-j-r-mclemore \"J.R. McLemore\") My opinion, is that Teddy really was crazy. However, after realizing that he was no longer under the delusion of being a respected and revered detective, and learning that he had committed the atrocities, he wanted to return to his delusions where he felt safe and respected. The doctor provided an \"out\" for him by telling him that if the treatment didn't take, he would undergo the surgery (lobotomy). In his addled mind, Teddy probably thought it would be better to have his brain scrambled instead of face what he'd done for the rest of his life.  \n  \nI say this because at the end, he displays a glimpse of sanity, that he realizes the truth. Then, he feigns a relapse so they will help erase it from his mind with the procedure.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=44980336&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 24:** by  [Pamela](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6996141-pamela-hegarty \"Pamela Hegarty\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/237017606)\n\n[12 mar. 2012 13:09](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_46816480)\n\n[![Pamela Hegarty](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1722868875p1\/6996141.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6996141-pamela-hegarty \"Pamela Hegarty\") It's been awhile since I read this book, one of my favorites. I think Teddy is getting lobotomized because his mind could not accept the tragedy of his past. This raises yet another question for the reader: Is it better to face reality, or live in a delusion?\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=46816480&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 25:** by  [Sparrowlicious](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9140220-sparrowlicious \"Sparrowlicious\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/320799371)\n\n[03 mai 2012 09:36](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_49879565)\n\n[![Sparrowlicious](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1679476619p1\/9140220.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9140220-sparrowlicious \"Sparrowlicious\") In my opinion, after seeing the movie and then reading the book, he actually knows what lies ahead of him. At some point in the end he says, that he can't live with what he did. So it could be that he wants to get lobotomized on purpose since that would kill his mind permanently.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=49879565&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 26:** by  [Avril](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9927176-avril-reina \"Avril Reina\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/344526238)\n\n[11 juin 2012 13:05](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52032999)\n\n[![Avril Reina](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1338551167p1\/9927176.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9927176-avril-reina \"Avril Reina\") i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book\\!\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=52032999&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 27:** by  [Jim](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/8308782-jim-bowen \"Jim Bowen\")   (new)   - [rated it **2** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/298169013)\n\n[11 juin 2012 15:17](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52036478)\n\n[![Jim Bowen](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1332335693p1\/8308782.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/8308782-jim-bowen \"Jim Bowen\") The ending just irritated me to be honest. I saw it as plain and simple, he got lobotomized, though I like the idea there might be some volition on his part.  \n  \nWhat irritated me was the ending read like those cheesy stories you wrote in middle school but didn't know how to finish, so you end up writing \"He woke up and found it all had been a dream.\"\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=52036478&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 28:** by  [Jamie](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9914369-jamie-schoffman \"Jamie Schoffman\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/340872412)\n\n[21 juin 2012 17:00](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52660063)\n\n[![Jamie Schoffman](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1338495834p1\/9914369.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9914369-jamie-schoffman \"Jamie Schoffman\") *Sandyboy wrote: \"i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though\"*  \n  \nMy thoughts exactly. If you see the movie version, it appears that Teddy has come out of his psychosis but \"fakes\" that he hasn't so that they will give him the lobotomy and he will be able to forget the horrible events of his life.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=52660063&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 29:** by  [Joanna](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/7385831-joanna \"Joanna\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/366224194)\n\n[22 août 2012 06:03](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_56697070)\n\n[![Joanna](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1326252626p1\/7385831.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/7385831-joanna \"Joanna\") Heartbreaking as it is, I believe that Teddy made a conscious decision to undergo the lobotomy. The pain of memory was too much for him to bear so he chose to appear as though he'd regressed. There was no other choice for him to make.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=56697070&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 30:** by  [Anne](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10793765-anne \"Anne\")   (new)   - [rated it **2** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/370982289)\n\n[23 août 2012 04:32](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_56756062)\n\n[![Anne](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1353377485p1\/10793765.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10793765-anne \"Anne\") *Avril wrote: \"i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!\"*  \n I saw the movie before te book and took the ending as Teddy regressing back to his delusional state. I do like others perspective that he chose to get the lobotomy. Anyone saw Sucker Punch?\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=56756062&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 31:** by  [Ruth](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/7585675-ruth \"Ruth\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/411733965)\n\n[26 oct. 2012 23:15](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60602216)\n\n[![Ruth](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1648858986p1\/7585675.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/7585675-ruth \"Ruth\") I haven't seen the movie although I plan to now. The book left me with the sense that he had another relapse and would be lobotomized for his own safety and that of others. The possibility that he \"faked\" the regression didn't occur to me until reading these comments. It's an interesting idea and I will be rereading (because it was great the first time). I think the futility and helplessness of struggling against something betraying you from within your own mind is played out better if it's read that he regressed rather than made a conscious choice.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=60602216&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 32:** by  [Swagata](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4679929-swagata \"Swagata\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/391318732)\n\n[28 oct. 2012 11:53](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60687243)\n\n[![Swagata](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1624329716p1\/4679929.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4679929-swagata \"Swagata\") *Haley wrote: \"I don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing...\"*  \n  \nI think this is a very interesting possibility. I was a little confused too, but I thought he had regressed and would have had to undergo the operation.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=60687243&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 33:** by  [Wanda](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10844757-wanda \"Wanda\")   (new)   - [rated it **3** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/392508987)\n\n[02 nov. 2012 17:38](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60999685)\n\n[![Wanda](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1341949525p1\/10844757.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10844757-wanda \"Wanda\") I read this book years ago and remember I liked it as I recommended it to friends. It's funny I don't remember any details everyone is talking about, maybe I should read it again. Hated the movie. My first LeHayne but not my last.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=60999685&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 34:** by  [Deborah](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/414359982)\n\n[07 nov. 2012 15:19](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_61294014)\n\n[![Deborah Blanchard](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1347647689p1\/10737119.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\") Loved the book! I read book first so I knew what was going to happen. Teddy was not insane, he chose to have the lobotomy in the end because he did not want to remember losing his children and killing his wife. That's why he said \"is it better to live as a murderer or die as a good man\". DiCaprio is one of my all time favorite actors, has been since his first movie\"This Boys Life\", I felt he portrayed the book extremely well. He should have got an award for it.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=61294014&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 35:** by  [J](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/16564779-j \"J\")   (new)\n\n[18 jan. 2013 16:53](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_65828889)\n\n[![J](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/16564779-j \"J\") Excellent book . I definitely needed help to interpret the story. Question ? In the very end 2 pages it says there are the two doctors and 4 orderlys approaching Teddy and Chuck carrying a white cloth with some metal and they unfolded it as they came over to Teddy. Is this a straight jacket? And is this the time they take Teddy to be lobotomized?\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=65828889&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 36:** by  [Deborah](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/414359982)\n\n[18 jan. 2013 17:39](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_65831500)\n\n[![Deborah Blanchard](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1347647689p1\/10737119.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\") *Russell wrote: \"Someone help me...  Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have \"the surgery.\" Am I right?  I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, \"What?\" with the last three p...\"*  \n  \nNo he did not regress, he chose to have the lobotomy over having to remember what had happened to his children and wife. that is why he said \"is it better to live as a murderer or live as a good man.\" Awesome book, but if you've read the book, don't bother with the movie as you know the ending. although DiCaprio did an awesome portrayal as Teddy, great actor!\\!\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=65831500&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 37:** by  [Randall](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6237168-randall-christopher \"Randall Christopher\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/207008155)\n\n[05 juil. 2014 04:12](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101589720)\n\n[![Randall Christopher](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1391994512p1\/6237168.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6237168-randall-christopher \"Randall Christopher\") *Avril wrote: \"i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!\"*  \n  \nI completely agree with you. I enjoyed both because I hadn't seen the movie first. I already knew what was coming in the movie, but I still loved it because it followed it as closely as a movie can. One of the few times I have enjoyed both. Mystic River was a disappointing movie, and I absolutely loved the book. Mystic River and Shutter Island were two of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. I vividly remember how I felt when reading both.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=101589720&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 38:** by  [Deborah](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/414359982)\n\n[05 juil. 2014 17:45](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101613997)\n\n[![Deborah Blanchard](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1347647689p1\/10737119.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\") He was completely sane, but could not live with the knowledge that his wife murdered his children and he then killed her. He chose to have the lobotomy so that he would never have to remember it again.He didn't want to live with that knowledge. It was an amazing book! I absolutely loved it!\\!\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=101613997&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 39:** by  [Lisa](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/27165138-lisa \"Lisa \")    (new)   - [rated it **1** star](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/805754076)\n\n[05 juil. 2014 20:13](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101620660)\n\n[![Lisa ](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1562919408p1\/27165138.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/27165138-lisa \"Lisa \") I hated this book. Hated it. And I won't see the movie since it's so much like the book.   \n  \nNormally, Dennis LeHane is one of my favorite authors. **The Given Day** is phenomenal! But **Shutter Island**... not so much.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=101620660&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 40:** by  [Amanda](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10264633-amanda-rank \"Amanda Rank\")   (last edited 20 juil. 2014 20:44)   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/526401255)\n\n[20 juil. 2014 20:43](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102620578)\n\n[![Amanda Rank](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1735269319p1\/10264633.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10264633-amanda-rank \"Amanda Rank\") I actually fought with my grandmother over the ending. I believe that Teddy knew he was still crazy\/couldn't live with himself so he got the lobotomy. She thinks he went back into the delusion. I loved the book, the movie was great, but the whole time in the movie I was pointing out the differences, lol. I enjoyed how the ending gave readers the decision to choose how they think it ended. Usually I hate that, but with this I liked it.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=102620578&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 41:** by  [Erin \\*Proud Book Hoarder\\*](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3048260-erin-proud-book-hoarder \"Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/174740405)\n\n[22 juil. 2014 22:38](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102767824)\n\n[![Erin \\*Proud Book Hoarder\\*](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1768234242p1\/3048260.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3048260-erin-proud-book-hoarder \"Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*\") *Richard wrote: \"i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though\"*  \n  \nThe movie made that clear that he was faking at the very end and was really cured, but was pretending not to be so he wouldn't have to face and live with the horror.  \n  \nThe book, on the other hand...I'm just not sure. I think he may really have gone crazy again. They change things for the movie so I'm not sure if this is what the author intended or not. It wasn't as clear.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=102767824&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 42:** by  [Uday](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3962840-uday-kanth \"Uday Kanth\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/967034403)\n\n[24 juil. 2014 21:30](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102900770)\n\n[![Uday Kanth](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1522026791p1\/3962840.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3962840-uday-kanth \"Uday Kanth\") Somehow, I like the book ending. It's just so brutal. And yet, very believable.   \n  \nThe movie just makes Teddy a hero.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=102900770&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 43:** by  [Lachlan](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/58653030-lachlan-jones \"Lachlan Jones\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/2073130008)\n\n[26 juil. 2017 01:57](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_168981607)\n\n[![Lachlan Jones](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/58653030-lachlan-jones \"Lachlan Jones\") I think that the ending of the book is the same as the movie, just not as clear. \"He sat up and looked toward the bars, but the bars weren't there.\" This at the start of the chapter makes me think that he has memories of being locked up in C block, where he accepts he is Laeddis. The book has the same ending to the movie in my mind, despite if the author didn't intend it.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=168981607&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 44:** by  [Elmari](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/89790951-elmari-jankowitz \"Elmari Jankowitz\")   (new)\n\n[25 nov. 2018 22:47](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_186687990)\n\n[![Elmari Jankowitz](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/89790951-elmari-jankowitz \"Elmari Jankowitz\") Teddy, did not regress. He knew what the price was for not making progress... a lobotomy. He wanted to \"die\" as a good man (his alter ego Teddy Daniels) and not live as the monster, Andrew Laeddis. He wanted the sweet release of a lobotomy. Remember, he is highly intelligent (making up that alternate reality is proof of that) so he made his doctor believe that he had regressed so that he would be released of his guilt and regret.  \nI must say, I can relate. 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[rated it **3** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/87957317)\n\n[03 fév. 2010 01:09](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_13315342)\n\n[![Russell](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1330704447p1\/3113998.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3113998-russell \"Russell\") Someone help me...\n\nAm I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have \"the surgery.\" Am I right?\n\nI was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, \"What?\" with the last three pages.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=13315342&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 2:** by  [Beth](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/721785-beth \"Beth \")    (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/155705026)\n\n[29 mar. 2011 18:02](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28387421)\n\n[![Beth ](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1301486874p1\/721785.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/721785-beth \"Beth \") Me too. It confused me. I never reread books, I may decide I need to reread this one.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=28387421&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 3:** by  [Brook](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/1740960-brook \"Brook\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/153770268)\n\n[30 mar. 2011 02:06](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28408277)\n\n[![Brook](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/1740960-brook \"Brook\") I read it as Teddy really was crazy, and he was going to have to have the lobotomy because he wasn't progressing and was too dangerous to leave alone. It seemed pretty cut and dried to me, so I was shocked to talk to people who honestly thought it was some kind of weird conspiracy, that he actually was a detective there to investigate a crime and was being manipulated to become part of some psychological experiment. I guess it's one of those books that's left to the reader's interpretation. Whatever you see is what happened.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=28408277&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 4:** by  [Patricia](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3252519-patricia \"Patricia\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/142006639)\n\n[31 mar. 2011 21:12](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28481890)\n\n[![Patricia](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1291248297p1\/3252519.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3252519-patricia \"Patricia\") I agree with you, I thought he was really crazy. I didn't think it was a conspiracy at all.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=28481890&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 5:** by  [Natalia Pì](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4560712-natalia-p \"Natalia Pì\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/157767669)\n\n[06 avr. 2011 16:07](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28737159)\n\n[![Natalia Pì](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1462900591p1\/4560712.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4560712-natalia-p \"Natalia Pì\") @Russell: I finished Shutter Island yesterday and I must say I was a little puzzled too. however, yes, i think he was crazy - i must say the author left it quite open to interpretation, tho. i might be too old-fashioned to appreciate this sort of thing ^\\_^\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=28737159&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 6:** by  [Blake](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/2986993-blake-bowen \"Blake Bowen\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/92803077)\n\n[15 avr. 2011 16:35](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_29132198)\n\n[![Blake Bowen](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1259385661p1\/2986993.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/2986993-blake-bowen \"Blake Bowen\") Great book. Never saw the ending coming. I really need to reread it.\n\nAnyway, It seemed that Teddy had gone crazy again,and they decided to do the lobotomy surgery on him.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=29132198&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 7:** by  [Benjamin](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5258062-benjamin-zabin \"Benjamin Zabin\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/162131096)\n\n[02 mai 2011 21:09](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_29921919)\n\n[![Benjamin Zabin](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1302622773p1\/5258062.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5258062-benjamin-zabin \"Benjamin Zabin\") I understood the whole book. The last 3 pages however were really confusing. All of a sudden I was like what???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to read it again and again and I still don't understand it.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=29921919&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 8:** by  \\[deleted user\\]   (new)\n\n[21 juin 2011 00:34](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32246871)\n\nI read it as Teddy was still crazy. Their experiment didn't work and now he needed to have the surgery. Pretty cut and dry from my standpoint.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32246871&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 9:** by  [Richard](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4645818-richard \"Richard\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/134514661)\n\n[21 juin 2011 08:33](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32270388)\n\n[![Richard](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1547148704p1\/4645818.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4645818-richard \"Richard\") i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32270388&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 10:** by  \\[deleted user\\]   (new)\n\n[21 juin 2011 08:57](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32270793)\n\nI took the movie that way, but not the book. When I first read the book it didn't even cross my mind. Then when I saw the movie, I went back and re-read the book for the third time, but didn't get any hint of the movie ending in the book itself.\n\nMy understanding is that the movie reinterpreted the book to fit what Scorcese wanted to do. If the book ending was originally meant to be how the movie ended, it wasn't made clear at all. I thought the movie made it very clear but Lehane kept things more (deliberately?) ambiguous.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32270793&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 11:** by  \\[deleted user\\]   (new)\n\n[21 juin 2011 09:01](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32270857)\n\nHere's a little article where Lehane gives his take on the movie ending. I think it's pretty clear the movie ending is different than how Lehane imagined it.\n\n[http:\/\/moviesblog.mtv.com\/2010\/03\/03\/...](http:\/\/moviesblog.mtv.com\/2010\/03\/03\/shutter-island-author-dennis-lehane-gives-his-read-on-the-movies-ending\/)\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32270857&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 12:** by  [Marie](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4465306-marie \"Marie\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/128470276)\n\n[23 juin 2011 00:33](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32361552)\n\n[![Marie](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1643471413p1\/4465306.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4465306-marie \"Marie\") I read the book, knowing the movie was coming and being played by Leonardo DiCaprio. So as I was reading I pictured him as the main character. I loved the book and was thrilled with the movie.\n\nIn fact, almost got into a fight with a drunk guy in the theater, who was disappointed that there was not any blood and guts, he did not think it was a thriller but more of action film...\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32361552&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 13:** by  [Haley](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5709984-haley \"Haley\")   (last edited 29 juin 2011 22:41)   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/180563592)\n\n[29 juin 2011 22:35](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32734488)\n\n[![Haley](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1441400670p1\/5709984.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5709984-haley \"Haley\") I don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing the truth. He was in a way committing suicide. I seriously had to think about this for like an hour before I could draw a conclusion and I really hated myself for staying up til like 3 AM reading it. I had work at 5:30 that morning, hahaha\\!\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=32734488&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 14:** by  [Jake](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5583505-jake-butler \"Jake Butler\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/179902152)\n\n[11 juil. 2011 23:19](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_33372801)\n\n[![Jake Butler](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/m_25x33-8a3530ed95c3dbef8bf215b080559b09.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5583505-jake-butler \"Jake Butler\") I found it interesting that the book never stopped calling him Teddy. It never once said \"Andrew said\" this lead me to believe that he really wasn't Andrew but was made to think he was through the asprin and cigarettes they had exposed into his system, but then again there is much evidence that says otherwise. I don't know I guess the ending is how ever you see fit.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=33372801&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 15:** by  [Library Lady \\&\\#x1f4da;](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da \"Library Lady &#x1f4da; \")    (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/207654928)\n\n[16 sept. 2011 01:44](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_36932915)\n\n[![Library Lady \\&\\#x1f4da; ](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1303234650p1\/5289798.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da \"Library Lady &#x1f4da; \") I also caught that it called him Teddy the whole time. However, in the last few dreams, his wife called him Andrew. That part confused me more than the ending. I wondered if we were supposed to think he was still acting as Eddie, ie, not believing he was Andrew, or what.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=36932915&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 16:** by  [Nandakishore](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6237864-nandakishore-mridula \"Nandakishore Mridula\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/207833032)\n\n[16 sept. 2011 11:00](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_36948919)\n\n[![Nandakishore Mridula](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1723178344p1\/6237864.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6237864-nandakishore-mridula \"Nandakishore Mridula\") The whole beauty of the book is that you see it from \"Teddy\"'s viewpoint. In fact, it questions the whole idea of perceived reality-is it concrete or what is created by our minds?\n\nI loved the ambiguity of the book, by the way. I enjoy endings which leave the reader dangling, prompting him to think.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=36948919&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 17:** by  [Judy](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5981632-judy-killeen \"Judy killeen\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/214096462)\n\n[25 sept. 2011 02:14](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37393879)\n\n[![Judy killeen](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5981632-judy-killeen \"Judy killeen\") I think \"Teddy\" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=37393879&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 18:** by  [Library Lady \\&\\#x1f4da;](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da \"Library Lady &#x1f4da; \")    (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/207654928)\n\n[25 sept. 2011 03:24](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37398041)\n\n[![Library Lady \\&\\#x1f4da; ](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1303234650p1\/5289798.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da \"Library Lady &#x1f4da; \") *Judy wrote: \"I think \"Teddy\" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt.\"*\n\nThat's how it seemed in the movie. In the book, I thought it seemed more like a real relapse.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=37398041&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 19:** by  [Inday](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6564099-inday \"Inday\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/219543330)\n\n[06 oct. 2011 05:31](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37971407)\n\n[![Inday](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1514909374p1\/6564099.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6564099-inday \"Inday\") *Russell wrote: \"Someone help me...Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have \"the surgery.\" Am I right?I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, \"What?\" with the last thr...\"*\n\nyeah, i think so too. it seems like he went into another batch of regression issues,but im not so sure if they will throw him to the whole surgery plan, they might just go restrain him for awhile till his sober again :)\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=37971407&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 20:** by  [Zulfiya](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4472316-zulfiya \"Zulfiya\")   (last edited 26 oct. 2011 22:30)   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/225562263)\n\n[26 oct. 2011 22:26](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39023022)\n\n[![Zulfiya](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1339961562p1\/4472316.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4472316-zulfiya \"Zulfiya\") I think this is the whole idea of the book - the story unfolds with every page giving a new twist, and when you finally think you have grasped the message and the backbone of the book the last three pages are there to DELIBERATELY confuse you. Teddy wakes up after his medicated sleep and talks to Chuck. Or it can easily be the situation when he believes he has left his past behind, but he actually did not. Ambiguity is an intention. And that's what I really liked about the book. And gritty, gritty, atmospheric narrative. Oh, and don't forget the third person unreliable narrator with a shifting personal perspective. This narrator a true rare gem in fiction.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=39023022&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 21:** by  [Jud](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6762695-jud-holt \"Jud Holt\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/227348538)\n\n[27 oct. 2011 23:30](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39077520)\n\n[![Jud Holt](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1329933740p1\/6762695.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6762695-jud-holt \"Jud Holt\") I say hes gonna get the surgery .i just finishd this book i liked it a lot i wish now though that i would have read it before i saw the movie it would have been a litlle more mind boggling.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=39077520&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 22:** by  [Tom](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5430797-tom-wang \"Tom Wang\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/180044002)\n\n[07 nov. 2011 03:46](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39598348)\n\n[![Tom Wang](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/m_25x33-8a3530ed95c3dbef8bf215b080559b09.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5430797-tom-wang \"Tom Wang\") In my opinion, Teddy definitely regressed and the last three pages were his life after once again tricking himself into believing that he's Teddy. Notice that the book didn't describe him as Teddy OR Andrew until it described Dr. Sheehan as Chuck, basically showing that Teddy in fact believed himself to be Teddy once again like the rest of the book. In the previous chapter, he was told of a similar regression where he lost all his progress in realizing who he was 9 months ago. I believe that in the ending of the book that Teddy went through a similar regression and was getting lobotomized to not be a threat to the world.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=39598348&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 23:** by  [J.R.](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5209550-j-r-mclemore \"J.R. McLemore\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/266767533)\n\n[09 fév. 2012 21:19](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_44980336)\n\n[![J.R. McLemore](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1661628823p1\/5209550.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/5209550-j-r-mclemore \"J.R. McLemore\") My opinion, is that Teddy really was crazy. However, after realizing that he was no longer under the delusion of being a respected and revered detective, and learning that he had committed the atrocities, he wanted to return to his delusions where he felt safe and respected. The doctor provided an \"out\" for him by telling him that if the treatment didn't take, he would undergo the surgery (lobotomy). In his addled mind, Teddy probably thought it would be better to have his brain scrambled instead of face what he'd done for the rest of his life.\n\nI say this because at the end, he displays a glimpse of sanity, that he realizes the truth. Then, he feigns a relapse so they will help erase it from his mind with the procedure.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=44980336&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 24:** by  [Pamela](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6996141-pamela-hegarty \"Pamela Hegarty\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/237017606)\n\n[12 mar. 2012 13:09](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_46816480)\n\n[![Pamela Hegarty](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1722868875p1\/6996141.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6996141-pamela-hegarty \"Pamela Hegarty\") It's been awhile since I read this book, one of my favorites. I think Teddy is getting lobotomized because his mind could not accept the tragedy of his past. This raises yet another question for the reader: Is it better to face reality, or live in a delusion?\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=46816480&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 25:** by  [Sparrowlicious](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9140220-sparrowlicious \"Sparrowlicious\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/320799371)\n\n[03 mai 2012 09:36](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_49879565)\n\n[![Sparrowlicious](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1679476619p1\/9140220.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9140220-sparrowlicious \"Sparrowlicious\") In my opinion, after seeing the movie and then reading the book, he actually knows what lies ahead of him. At some point in the end he says, that he can't live with what he did. So it could be that he wants to get lobotomized on purpose since that would kill his mind permanently.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=49879565&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 26:** by  [Avril](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9927176-avril-reina \"Avril Reina\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/344526238)\n\n[11 juin 2012 13:05](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52032999)\n\n[![Avril Reina](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1338551167p1\/9927176.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9927176-avril-reina \"Avril Reina\") i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book\\!\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=52032999&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 27:** by  [Jim](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/8308782-jim-bowen \"Jim Bowen\")   (new)   - [rated it **2** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/298169013)\n\n[11 juin 2012 15:17](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52036478)\n\n[![Jim Bowen](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1332335693p1\/8308782.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/8308782-jim-bowen \"Jim Bowen\") The ending just irritated me to be honest. I saw it as plain and simple, he got lobotomized, though I like the idea there might be some volition on his part.\n\nWhat irritated me was the ending read like those cheesy stories you wrote in middle school but didn't know how to finish, so you end up writing \"He woke up and found it all had been a dream.\"\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=52036478&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 28:** by  [Jamie](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9914369-jamie-schoffman \"Jamie Schoffman\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/340872412)\n\n[21 juin 2012 17:00](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52660063)\n\n[![Jamie Schoffman](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1338495834p1\/9914369.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/9914369-jamie-schoffman \"Jamie Schoffman\") *Sandyboy wrote: \"i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though\"*\n\nMy thoughts exactly. If you see the movie version, it appears that Teddy has come out of his psychosis but \"fakes\" that he hasn't so that they will give him the lobotomy and he will be able to forget the horrible events of his life.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=52660063&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 29:** by  [Joanna](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/7385831-joanna \"Joanna\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/366224194)\n\n[22 août 2012 06:03](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_56697070)\n\n[![Joanna](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1326252626p1\/7385831.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/7385831-joanna \"Joanna\") Heartbreaking as it is, I believe that Teddy made a conscious decision to undergo the lobotomy. The pain of memory was too much for him to bear so he chose to appear as though he'd regressed. There was no other choice for him to make.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=56697070&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 30:** by  [Anne](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10793765-anne \"Anne\")   (new)   - [rated it **2** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/370982289)\n\n[23 août 2012 04:32](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_56756062)\n\n[![Anne](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1353377485p1\/10793765.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10793765-anne \"Anne\") *Avril wrote: \"i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!\"*  \n I saw the movie before te book and took the ending as Teddy regressing back to his delusional state. I do like others perspective that he chose to get the lobotomy. Anyone saw Sucker Punch?\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=56756062&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 31:** by  [Ruth](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/7585675-ruth \"Ruth\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/411733965)\n\n[26 oct. 2012 23:15](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60602216)\n\n[![Ruth](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1648858986p1\/7585675.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/7585675-ruth \"Ruth\") I haven't seen the movie although I plan to now. The book left me with the sense that he had another relapse and would be lobotomized for his own safety and that of others. The possibility that he \"faked\" the regression didn't occur to me until reading these comments. It's an interesting idea and I will be rereading (because it was great the first time). I think the futility and helplessness of struggling against something betraying you from within your own mind is played out better if it's read that he regressed rather than made a conscious choice.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=60602216&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 32:** by  [Swagata](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4679929-swagata \"Swagata\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/391318732)\n\n[28 oct. 2012 11:53](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60687243)\n\n[![Swagata](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1624329716p1\/4679929.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/4679929-swagata \"Swagata\") *Haley wrote: \"I don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing...\"*\n\nI think this is a very interesting possibility. I was a little confused too, but I thought he had regressed and would have had to undergo the operation.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=60687243&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 33:** by  [Wanda](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10844757-wanda \"Wanda\")   (new)   - [rated it **3** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/392508987)\n\n[02 nov. 2012 17:38](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60999685)\n\n[![Wanda](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1341949525p1\/10844757.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10844757-wanda \"Wanda\") I read this book years ago and remember I liked it as I recommended it to friends. It's funny I don't remember any details everyone is talking about, maybe I should read it again. Hated the movie. My first LeHayne but not my last.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=60999685&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 34:** by  [Deborah](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/414359982)\n\n[07 nov. 2012 15:19](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_61294014)\n\n[![Deborah Blanchard](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1347647689p1\/10737119.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\") Loved the book! I read book first so I knew what was going to happen. Teddy was not insane, he chose to have the lobotomy in the end because he did not want to remember losing his children and killing his wife. That's why he said \"is it better to live as a murderer or die as a good man\". DiCaprio is one of my all time favorite actors, has been since his first movie\"This Boys Life\", I felt he portrayed the book extremely well. He should have got an award for it.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=61294014&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 35:** by  [J](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/16564779-j \"J\")   (new)\n\n[18 jan. 2013 16:53](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_65828889)\n\n[![J](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/16564779-j \"J\") Excellent book . I definitely needed help to interpret the story. Question ? In the very end 2 pages it says there are the two doctors and 4 orderlys approaching Teddy and Chuck carrying a white cloth with some metal and they unfolded it as they came over to Teddy. Is this a straight jacket? And is this the time they take Teddy to be lobotomized?\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=65828889&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 36:** by  [Deborah](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/414359982)\n\n[18 jan. 2013 17:39](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_65831500)\n\n[![Deborah Blanchard](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1347647689p1\/10737119.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\") *Russell wrote: \"Someone help me...Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have \"the surgery.\" Am I right?I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, \"What?\" with the last three p...\"*\n\nNo he did not regress, he chose to have the lobotomy over having to remember what had happened to his children and wife. that is why he said \"is it better to live as a murderer or live as a good man.\" Awesome book, but if you've read the book, don't bother with the movie as you know the ending. although DiCaprio did an awesome portrayal as Teddy, great actor!\\!\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=65831500&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 37:** by  [Randall](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6237168-randall-christopher \"Randall Christopher\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/207008155)\n\n[05 juil. 2014 04:12](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101589720)\n\n[![Randall Christopher](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1391994512p1\/6237168.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/6237168-randall-christopher \"Randall Christopher\") *Avril wrote: \"i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!\"*\n\nI completely agree with you. I enjoyed both because I hadn't seen the movie first. I already knew what was coming in the movie, but I still loved it because it followed it as closely as a movie can. One of the few times I have enjoyed both. Mystic River was a disappointing movie, and I absolutely loved the book. Mystic River and Shutter Island were two of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. I vividly remember how I felt when reading both.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=101589720&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 38:** by  [Deborah](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/414359982)\n\n[05 juil. 2014 17:45](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101613997)\n\n[![Deborah Blanchard](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1347647689p1\/10737119.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10737119-deborah-blanchard \"Deborah Blanchard\") He was completely sane, but could not live with the knowledge that his wife murdered his children and he then killed her. He chose to have the lobotomy so that he would never have to remember it again.He didn't want to live with that knowledge. It was an amazing book! I absolutely loved it!\\!\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=101613997&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 39:** by  [Lisa](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/27165138-lisa \"Lisa \")    (new)   - [rated it **1** star](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/805754076)\n\n[05 juil. 2014 20:13](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101620660)\n\n[![Lisa ](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1562919408p1\/27165138.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/27165138-lisa \"Lisa \") I hated this book. Hated it. And I won't see the movie since it's so much like the book.\n\nNormally, Dennis LeHane is one of my favorite authors. **The Given Day** is phenomenal! But **Shutter Island**... not so much.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=101620660&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 40:** by  [Amanda](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10264633-amanda-rank \"Amanda Rank\")   (last edited 20 juil. 2014 20:44)   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/526401255)\n\n[20 juil. 2014 20:43](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102620578)\n\n[![Amanda Rank](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1735269319p1\/10264633.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/10264633-amanda-rank \"Amanda Rank\") I actually fought with my grandmother over the ending. I believe that Teddy knew he was still crazy\/couldn't live with himself so he got the lobotomy. She thinks he went back into the delusion. I loved the book, the movie was great, but the whole time in the movie I was pointing out the differences, lol. I enjoyed how the ending gave readers the decision to choose how they think it ended. Usually I hate that, but with this I liked it.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=102620578&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 41:** by  [Erin \\*Proud Book Hoarder\\*](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3048260-erin-proud-book-hoarder \"Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/174740405)\n\n[22 juil. 2014 22:38](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102767824)\n\n[![Erin \\*Proud Book Hoarder\\*](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1768234242p1\/3048260.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3048260-erin-proud-book-hoarder \"Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*\") *Richard wrote: \"i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though\"*\n\nThe movie made that clear that he was faking at the very end and was really cured, but was pretending not to be so he wouldn't have to face and live with the horror.\n\nThe book, on the other hand...I'm just not sure. I think he may really have gone crazy again. They change things for the movie so I'm not sure if this is what the author intended or not. It wasn't as clear.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=102767824&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 42:** by  [Uday](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3962840-uday-kanth \"Uday Kanth\")   (new)   - [rated it **5** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/967034403)\n\n[24 juil. 2014 21:30](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102900770)\n\n[![Uday Kanth](https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/users\/1522026791p1\/3962840.jpg)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/3962840-uday-kanth \"Uday Kanth\") Somehow, I like the book ending. It's just so brutal. And yet, very believable.\n\nThe movie just makes Teddy a hero.\n\n[reply](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/flagged\/new?resource_id=102900770&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages \"Flag this Comment as inappropriate.\")\n\n**message 43:** by  [Lachlan](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/58653030-lachlan-jones \"Lachlan Jones\")   (new)   - [rated it **4** stars](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/2073130008)\n\n[26 juil. 2017 01:57](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_168981607)\n\n[![Lachlan Jones](https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/assets\/nophoto\/user\/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/58653030-lachlan-jones \"Lachlan Jones\") I think that the ending of the book is the same as the movie, just not as clear. \"He sat up and looked toward the bars, but the bars weren't there.\" This at the start of the chapter makes me think that he has memories of being locked up in C block, where he accepts he is Laeddis. 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Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have "the surgery." Am I right? I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, "What?" with the last three pages. reply \| flag message 2: by Beth (new) - rated it 5 stars 29 mar. 2011 18:02 Me too. It confused me. I never reread books, I may decide I need to reread this one. reply \| flag message 3: by Brook (new) - rated it 4 stars 30 mar. 2011 02:06 I read it as Teddy really was crazy, and he was going to have to have the lobotomy because he wasn't progressing and was too dangerous to leave alone. It seemed pretty cut and dried to me, so I was shocked to talk to people who honestly thought it was some kind of weird conspiracy, that he actually was a detective there to investigate a crime and was being manipulated to become part of some psychological experiment. I guess it's one of those books that's left to the reader's interpretation. Whatever you see is what happened. reply \| flag message 4: by Patricia (new) - rated it 5 stars 31 mar. 2011 21:12 I agree with you, I thought he was really crazy. I didn't think it was a conspiracy at all. reply \| flag message 5: by Natalia Pì (new) - rated it 4 stars 06 avr. 2011 16:07 @Russell: I finished Shutter Island yesterday and I must say I was a little puzzled too. however, yes, i think he was crazy - i must say the author left it quite open to interpretation, tho. i might be too old-fashioned to appreciate this sort of thing ^_^ reply \| flag message 6: by Blake (new) - rated it 5 stars 15 avr. 2011 16:35 Great book. Never saw the ending coming. I really need to reread it. Anyway, It seemed that Teddy had gone crazy again,and they decided to do the lobotomy surgery on him. reply \| flag message 7: by Benjamin (new) - rated it 5 stars 02 mai 2011 21:09 I understood the whole book. The last 3 pages however were really confusing. All of a sudden I was like what???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to read it again and again and I still don't understand it. reply \| flag message 8: by [deleted user] (new) 21 juin 2011 00:34 I read it as Teddy was still crazy. Their experiment didn't work and now he needed to have the surgery. Pretty cut and dry from my standpoint. reply \| flag message 9: by Richard (new) - rated it 4 stars 21 juin 2011 08:33 i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though reply \| flag message 10: by [deleted user] (new) 21 juin 2011 08:57 I took the movie that way, but not the book. When I first read the book it didn't even cross my mind. Then when I saw the movie, I went back and re-read the book for the third time, but didn't get any hint of the movie ending in the book itself. My understanding is that the movie reinterpreted the book to fit what Scorcese wanted to do. If the book ending was originally meant to be how the movie ended, it wasn't made clear at all. I thought the movie made it very clear but Lehane kept things more (deliberately?) ambiguous. reply \| flag message 11: by [deleted user] (new) 21 juin 2011 09:01 Here's a little article where Lehane gives his take on the movie ending. I think it's pretty clear the movie ending is different than how Lehane imagined it. http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/03/... reply \| flag message 12: by Marie (new) - rated it 4 stars 23 juin 2011 00:33 I read the book, knowing the movie was coming and being played by Leonardo DiCaprio. So as I was reading I pictured him as the main character. I loved the book and was thrilled with the movie. In fact, almost got into a fight with a drunk guy in the theater, who was disappointed that there was not any blood and guts, he did not think it was a thriller but more of action film... reply \| flag message 13: by Haley (last edited 29 juin 2011 22:41) (new) - rated it 4 stars 29 juin 2011 22:35 I don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing the truth. He was in a way committing suicide. I seriously had to think about this for like an hour before I could draw a conclusion and I really hated myself for staying up til like 3 AM reading it. I had work at 5:30 that morning, hahaha! reply \| flag message 14: by Jake (new) - rated it 5 stars 11 juil. 2011 23:19 I found it interesting that the book never stopped calling him Teddy. It never once said "Andrew said" this lead me to believe that he really wasn't Andrew but was made to think he was through the asprin and cigarettes they had exposed into his system, but then again there is much evidence that says otherwise. I don't know I guess the ending is how ever you see fit. reply \| flag message 15: by Library Lady 📚 (new) - rated it 4 stars 16 sept. 2011 01:44 I also caught that it called him Teddy the whole time. However, in the last few dreams, his wife called him Andrew. That part confused me more than the ending. I wondered if we were supposed to think he was still acting as Eddie, ie, not believing he was Andrew, or what. reply \| flag message 16: by Nandakishore (new) - rated it 4 stars 16 sept. 2011 11:00 The whole beauty of the book is that you see it from "Teddy"'s viewpoint. In fact, it questions the whole idea of perceived reality-is it concrete or what is created by our minds? I loved the ambiguity of the book, by the way. I enjoy endings which leave the reader dangling, prompting him to think. reply \| flag message 17: by Judy (new) - rated it 5 stars 25 sept. 2011 02:14 I think "Teddy" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt. reply \| flag message 18: by Library Lady 📚 (new) - rated it 4 stars 25 sept. 2011 03:24 Judy wrote: "I think "Teddy" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt." That's how it seemed in the movie. In the book, I thought it seemed more like a real relapse. reply \| flag message 19: by Inday (new) - rated it 5 stars 06 oct. 2011 05:31 Russell wrote: "Someone help me... Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have "the surgery." Am I right? I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, "What?" with the last thr..." yeah, i think so too. it seems like he went into another batch of regression issues,but im not so sure if they will throw him to the whole surgery plan, they might just go restrain him for awhile till his sober again :) reply \| flag message 20: by Zulfiya (last edited 26 oct. 2011 22:30) (new) - rated it 4 stars 26 oct. 2011 22:26 I think this is the whole idea of the book - the story unfolds with every page giving a new twist, and when you finally think you have grasped the message and the backbone of the book the last three pages are there to DELIBERATELY confuse you. Teddy wakes up after his medicated sleep and talks to Chuck. Or it can easily be the situation when he believes he has left his past behind, but he actually did not. Ambiguity is an intention. And that's what I really liked about the book. And gritty, gritty, atmospheric narrative. Oh, and don't forget the third person unreliable narrator with a shifting personal perspective. This narrator a true rare gem in fiction. reply \| flag message 21: by Jud (new) - rated it 4 stars 27 oct. 2011 23:30 I say hes gonna get the surgery .i just finishd this book i liked it a lot i wish now though that i would have read it before i saw the movie it would have been a litlle more mind boggling. reply \| flag message 22: by Tom (new) - rated it 4 stars 07 nov. 2011 03:46 In my opinion, Teddy definitely regressed and the last three pages were his life after once again tricking himself into believing that he's Teddy. Notice that the book didn't describe him as Teddy OR Andrew until it described Dr. Sheehan as Chuck, basically showing that Teddy in fact believed himself to be Teddy once again like the rest of the book. In the previous chapter, he was told of a similar regression where he lost all his progress in realizing who he was 9 months ago. I believe that in the ending of the book that Teddy went through a similar regression and was getting lobotomized to not be a threat to the world. reply \| flag message 23: by J.R. (new) - rated it 5 stars 09 fév. 2012 21:19 My opinion, is that Teddy really was crazy. However, after realizing that he was no longer under the delusion of being a respected and revered detective, and learning that he had committed the atrocities, he wanted to return to his delusions where he felt safe and respected. The doctor provided an "out" for him by telling him that if the treatment didn't take, he would undergo the surgery (lobotomy). In his addled mind, Teddy probably thought it would be better to have his brain scrambled instead of face what he'd done for the rest of his life. I say this because at the end, he displays a glimpse of sanity, that he realizes the truth. Then, he feigns a relapse so they will help erase it from his mind with the procedure. reply \| flag message 24: by Pamela (new) - rated it 5 stars 12 mar. 2012 13:09 It's been awhile since I read this book, one of my favorites. I think Teddy is getting lobotomized because his mind could not accept the tragedy of his past. This raises yet another question for the reader: Is it better to face reality, or live in a delusion? reply \| flag message 25: by Sparrowlicious (new) - rated it 4 stars 03 mai 2012 09:36 In my opinion, after seeing the movie and then reading the book, he actually knows what lies ahead of him. At some point in the end he says, that he can't live with what he did. So it could be that he wants to get lobotomized on purpose since that would kill his mind permanently. reply \| flag message 26: by Avril (new) - rated it 5 stars 11 juin 2012 13:05 i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book! reply \| flag message 27: by Jim (new) - rated it 2 stars 11 juin 2012 15:17 The ending just irritated me to be honest. I saw it as plain and simple, he got lobotomized, though I like the idea there might be some volition on his part. What irritated me was the ending read like those cheesy stories you wrote in middle school but didn't know how to finish, so you end up writing "He woke up and found it all had been a dream." reply \| flag message 28: by Jamie (new) - rated it 5 stars 21 juin 2012 17:00 Sandyboy wrote: "i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though" My thoughts exactly. If you see the movie version, it appears that Teddy has come out of his psychosis but "fakes" that he hasn't so that they will give him the lobotomy and he will be able to forget the horrible events of his life. reply \| flag message 29: by Joanna (new) - rated it 5 stars 22 août 2012 06:03 Heartbreaking as it is, I believe that Teddy made a conscious decision to undergo the lobotomy. The pain of memory was too much for him to bear so he chose to appear as though he'd regressed. There was no other choice for him to make. reply \| flag message 30: by Anne (new) - rated it 2 stars 23 août 2012 04:32 Avril wrote: "i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!" I saw the movie before te book and took the ending as Teddy regressing back to his delusional state. I do like others perspective that he chose to get the lobotomy. Anyone saw Sucker Punch? reply \| flag message 31: by Ruth (new) - rated it 5 stars 26 oct. 2012 23:15 I haven't seen the movie although I plan to now. The book left me with the sense that he had another relapse and would be lobotomized for his own safety and that of others. The possibility that he "faked" the regression didn't occur to me until reading these comments. It's an interesting idea and I will be rereading (because it was great the first time). I think the futility and helplessness of struggling against something betraying you from within your own mind is played out better if it's read that he regressed rather than made a conscious choice. reply \| flag message 32: by Swagata (new) - rated it 4 stars 28 oct. 2012 11:53 Haley wrote: "I don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing..." I think this is a very interesting possibility. I was a little confused too, but I thought he had regressed and would have had to undergo the operation. reply \| flag message 33: by Wanda (new) - rated it 3 stars 02 nov. 2012 17:38 I read this book years ago and remember I liked it as I recommended it to friends. It's funny I don't remember any details everyone is talking about, maybe I should read it again. Hated the movie. My first LeHayne but not my last. reply \| flag message 34: by Deborah (new) - rated it 5 stars 07 nov. 2012 15:19 Loved the book! I read book first so I knew what was going to happen. Teddy was not insane, he chose to have the lobotomy in the end because he did not want to remember losing his children and killing his wife. That's why he said "is it better to live as a murderer or die as a good man". DiCaprio is one of my all time favorite actors, has been since his first movie"This Boys Life", I felt he portrayed the book extremely well. He should have got an award for it. reply \| flag message 35: by J (new) 18 jan. 2013 16:53 Excellent book . I definitely needed help to interpret the story. Question ? In the very end 2 pages it says there are the two doctors and 4 orderlys approaching Teddy and Chuck carrying a white cloth with some metal and they unfolded it as they came over to Teddy. Is this a straight jacket? And is this the time they take Teddy to be lobotomized? reply \| flag message 36: by Deborah (new) - rated it 5 stars 18 jan. 2013 17:39 Russell wrote: "Someone help me... Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have "the surgery." Am I right? I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, "What?" with the last three p..." No he did not regress, he chose to have the lobotomy over having to remember what had happened to his children and wife. that is why he said "is it better to live as a murderer or live as a good man." Awesome book, but if you've read the book, don't bother with the movie as you know the ending. although DiCaprio did an awesome portrayal as Teddy, great actor!! reply \| flag message 37: by Randall (new) - rated it 5 stars 05 juil. 2014 04:12 Avril wrote: "i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!" I completely agree with you. I enjoyed both because I hadn't seen the movie first. I already knew what was coming in the movie, but I still loved it because it followed it as closely as a movie can. One of the few times I have enjoyed both. Mystic River was a disappointing movie, and I absolutely loved the book. Mystic River and Shutter Island were two of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. I vividly remember how I felt when reading both. reply \| flag message 38: by Deborah (new) - rated it 5 stars 05 juil. 2014 17:45 He was completely sane, but could not live with the knowledge that his wife murdered his children and he then killed her. He chose to have the lobotomy so that he would never have to remember it again.He didn't want to live with that knowledge. It was an amazing book! I absolutely loved it!! reply \| flag message 39: by Lisa (new) - rated it 1 star 05 juil. 2014 20:13 I hated this book. Hated it. And I won't see the movie since it's so much like the book. Normally, Dennis LeHane is one of my favorite authors. The Given Day is phenomenal! But Shutter Island ... not so much. reply \| flag message 40: by Amanda (last edited 20 juil. 2014 20:44) (new) - rated it 5 stars 20 juil. 2014 20:43 I actually fought with my grandmother over the ending. I believe that Teddy knew he was still crazy/couldn't live with himself so he got the lobotomy. She thinks he went back into the delusion. I loved the book, the movie was great, but the whole time in the movie I was pointing out the differences, lol. I enjoyed how the ending gave readers the decision to choose how they think it ended. Usually I hate that, but with this I liked it. reply \| flag message 41: by Erin Proud Book Hoarder (new) - rated it 4 stars 22 juil. 2014 22:38 Richard wrote: "i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though" The movie made that clear that he was faking at the very end and was really cured, but was pretending not to be so he wouldn't have to face and live with the horror. The book, on the other hand...I'm just not sure. I think he may really have gone crazy again. They change things for the movie so I'm not sure if this is what the author intended or not. It wasn't as clear. reply \| flag message 42: by Uday (new) - rated it 5 stars 24 juil. 2014 21:30 Somehow, I like the book ending. It's just so brutal. And yet, very believable. The movie just makes Teddy a hero. reply \| flag message 43: by Lachlan (new) - rated it 4 stars 26 juil. 2017 01:57 I think that the ending of the book is the same as the movie, just not as clear. "He sat up and looked toward the bars, but the bars weren't there." This at the start of the chapter makes me think that he has memories of being locked up in C block, where he accepts he is Laeddis. The book has the same ending to the movie in my mind, despite if the author didn't intend it. reply \| flag message 44: by Elmari (new) 25 nov. 2018 22:47 Teddy, did not regress. He knew what the price was for not making progress... a lobotomy. He wanted to "die" as a good man (his alter ego Teddy Daniels) and not live as the monster, Andrew Laeddis. He wanted the sweet release of a lobotomy. Remember, he is highly intelligent (making up that alternate reality is proof of that) so he made his doctor believe that he had regressed so that he would be released of his guilt and regret. I must say, I can relate. If I was in his shoes, I would do the same thing. reply \| flag back to top post a comment » Add a reference: Book Author Search for a book to add a reference add: link cover Author: add: link photo all discussions on this book \| post a new topic Books mentioned in this topic Shutter Island ( other topics ) Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.
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[rated it 3 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/87957317) [03 fév. 2010 01:09](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_13315342) [![Russell](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1330704447p1/3113998.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3113998-russell "Russell") Someone help me... Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have "the surgery." Am I right? I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, "What?" with the last three pages. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=13315342&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 2: by [Beth](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/721785-beth "Beth ") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/155705026) [29 mar. 2011 18:02](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28387421) [![Beth ](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1301486874p1/721785.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/721785-beth "Beth ") Me too. It confused me. I never reread books, I may decide I need to reread this one. 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It seemed pretty cut and dried to me, so I was shocked to talk to people who honestly thought it was some kind of weird conspiracy, that he actually was a detective there to investigate a crime and was being manipulated to become part of some psychological experiment. I guess it's one of those books that's left to the reader's interpretation. Whatever you see is what happened. 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Never saw the ending coming. I really need to reread it. Anyway, It seemed that Teddy had gone crazy again,and they decided to do the lobotomy surgery on him. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=29132198&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 7: by [Benjamin](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5258062-benjamin-zabin "Benjamin Zabin") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/162131096) [02 mai 2011 21:09](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_29921919) [![Benjamin Zabin](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1302622773p1/5258062.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5258062-benjamin-zabin "Benjamin Zabin") I understood the whole book. The last 3 pages however were really confusing. All of a sudden I was like what???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to read it again and again and I still don't understand it. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=29921919&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 8: by \[deleted user\] (new) [21 juin 2011 00:34](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32246871) I read it as Teddy was still crazy. Their experiment didn't work and now he needed to have the surgery. Pretty cut and dry from my standpoint. 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When I first read the book it didn't even cross my mind. Then when I saw the movie, I went back and re-read the book for the third time, but didn't get any hint of the movie ending in the book itself. My understanding is that the movie reinterpreted the book to fit what Scorcese wanted to do. If the book ending was originally meant to be how the movie ended, it wasn't made clear at all. I thought the movie made it very clear but Lehane kept things more (deliberately?) ambiguous. 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[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/03/...](http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/03/shutter-island-author-dennis-lehane-gives-his-read-on-the-movies-ending/) [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=32270857&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 12: by [Marie](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4465306-marie "Marie") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/128470276) [23 juin 2011 00:33](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32361552) [![Marie](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1643471413p1/4465306.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4465306-marie "Marie") I read the book, knowing the movie was coming and being played by Leonardo DiCaprio. So as I was reading I pictured him as the main character. I loved the book and was thrilled with the movie. In fact, almost got into a fight with a drunk guy in the theater, who was disappointed that there was not any blood and guts, he did not think it was a thriller but more of action film... 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I seriously had to think about this for like an hour before I could draw a conclusion and I really hated myself for staying up til like 3 AM reading it. I had work at 5:30 that morning, hahaha\! 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It never once said "Andrew said" this lead me to believe that he really wasn't Andrew but was made to think he was through the asprin and cigarettes they had exposed into his system, but then again there is much evidence that says otherwise. I don't know I guess the ending is how ever you see fit. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=33372801&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 15: by [Library Lady \&\#x1f4da;](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da "Library Lady 📚 ") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/207654928) [16 sept. 2011 01:44](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_36932915) [![Library Lady \&\#x1f4da; ](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1303234650p1/5289798.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da "Library Lady 📚 ") I also caught that it called him Teddy the whole time. However, in the last few dreams, his wife called him Andrew. That part confused me more than the ending. I wondered if we were supposed to think he was still acting as Eddie, ie, not believing he was Andrew, or what. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=36932915&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 16: by [Nandakishore](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6237864-nandakishore-mridula "Nandakishore Mridula") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/207833032) [16 sept. 2011 11:00](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_36948919) [![Nandakishore Mridula](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1723178344p1/6237864.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6237864-nandakishore-mridula "Nandakishore Mridula") The whole beauty of the book is that you see it from "Teddy"'s viewpoint. In fact, it questions the whole idea of perceived reality-is it concrete or what is created by our minds? I loved the ambiguity of the book, by the way. I enjoy endings which leave the reader dangling, prompting him to think. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=36948919&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 17: by [Judy](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5981632-judy-killeen "Judy killeen") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/214096462) [25 sept. 2011 02:14](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37393879) [![Judy killeen](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5981632-judy-killeen "Judy killeen") I think "Teddy" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=37393879&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 18: by [Library Lady \&\#x1f4da;](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da "Library Lady 📚 ") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/207654928) [25 sept. 2011 03:24](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37398041) [![Library Lady \&\#x1f4da; ](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1303234650p1/5289798.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da "Library Lady 📚 ") Judy wrote: "I think "Teddy" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt." That's how it seemed in the movie. In the book, I thought it seemed more like a real relapse. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=37398041&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 19: by [Inday](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6564099-inday "Inday") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/219543330) [06 oct. 2011 05:31](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37971407) [![Inday](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1514909374p1/6564099.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6564099-inday "Inday") Russell wrote: "Someone help me... Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have "the surgery." Am I right? I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, "What?" with the last thr..." yeah, i think so too. it seems like he went into another batch of regression issues,but im not so sure if they will throw him to the whole surgery plan, they might just go restrain him for awhile till his sober again :) [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=37971407&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 20: by [Zulfiya](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4472316-zulfiya "Zulfiya") (last edited 26 oct. 2011 22:30) (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/225562263) [26 oct. 2011 22:26](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39023022) [![Zulfiya](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1339961562p1/4472316.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4472316-zulfiya "Zulfiya") I think this is the whole idea of the book - the story unfolds with every page giving a new twist, and when you finally think you have grasped the message and the backbone of the book the last three pages are there to DELIBERATELY confuse you. Teddy wakes up after his medicated sleep and talks to Chuck. Or it can easily be the situation when he believes he has left his past behind, but he actually did not. Ambiguity is an intention. And that's what I really liked about the book. And gritty, gritty, atmospheric narrative. Oh, and don't forget the third person unreliable narrator with a shifting personal perspective. This narrator a true rare gem in fiction. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=39023022&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 21: by [Jud](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6762695-jud-holt "Jud Holt") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/227348538) [27 oct. 2011 23:30](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39077520) [![Jud Holt](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1329933740p1/6762695.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6762695-jud-holt "Jud Holt") I say hes gonna get the surgery .i just finishd this book i liked it a lot i wish now though that i would have read it before i saw the movie it would have been a litlle more mind boggling. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=39077520&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 22: by [Tom](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5430797-tom-wang "Tom Wang") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/180044002) [07 nov. 2011 03:46](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39598348) [![Tom Wang](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_25x33-8a3530ed95c3dbef8bf215b080559b09.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5430797-tom-wang "Tom Wang") In my opinion, Teddy definitely regressed and the last three pages were his life after once again tricking himself into believing that he's Teddy. Notice that the book didn't describe him as Teddy OR Andrew until it described Dr. Sheehan as Chuck, basically showing that Teddy in fact believed himself to be Teddy once again like the rest of the book. In the previous chapter, he was told of a similar regression where he lost all his progress in realizing who he was 9 months ago. I believe that in the ending of the book that Teddy went through a similar regression and was getting lobotomized to not be a threat to the world. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=39598348&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 23: by [J.R.](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5209550-j-r-mclemore "J.R. McLemore") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/266767533) [09 fév. 2012 21:19](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_44980336) [![J.R. McLemore](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1661628823p1/5209550.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5209550-j-r-mclemore "J.R. McLemore") My opinion, is that Teddy really was crazy. However, after realizing that he was no longer under the delusion of being a respected and revered detective, and learning that he had committed the atrocities, he wanted to return to his delusions where he felt safe and respected. The doctor provided an "out" for him by telling him that if the treatment didn't take, he would undergo the surgery (lobotomy). In his addled mind, Teddy probably thought it would be better to have his brain scrambled instead of face what he'd done for the rest of his life. I say this because at the end, he displays a glimpse of sanity, that he realizes the truth. Then, he feigns a relapse so they will help erase it from his mind with the procedure. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=44980336&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 24: by [Pamela](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6996141-pamela-hegarty "Pamela Hegarty") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/237017606) [12 mar. 2012 13:09](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_46816480) [![Pamela Hegarty](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1722868875p1/6996141.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6996141-pamela-hegarty "Pamela Hegarty") It's been awhile since I read this book, one of my favorites. I think Teddy is getting lobotomized because his mind could not accept the tragedy of his past. This raises yet another question for the reader: Is it better to face reality, or live in a delusion? [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=46816480&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 25: by [Sparrowlicious](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9140220-sparrowlicious "Sparrowlicious") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/320799371) [03 mai 2012 09:36](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_49879565) [![Sparrowlicious](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1679476619p1/9140220.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9140220-sparrowlicious "Sparrowlicious") In my opinion, after seeing the movie and then reading the book, he actually knows what lies ahead of him. At some point in the end he says, that he can't live with what he did. So it could be that he wants to get lobotomized on purpose since that would kill his mind permanently. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=49879565&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 26: by [Avril](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9927176-avril-reina "Avril Reina") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/344526238) [11 juin 2012 13:05](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52032999) [![Avril Reina](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1338551167p1/9927176.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9927176-avril-reina "Avril Reina") i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book\! 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What irritated me was the ending read like those cheesy stories you wrote in middle school but didn't know how to finish, so you end up writing "He woke up and found it all had been a dream." [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=52036478&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 28: by [Jamie](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9914369-jamie-schoffman "Jamie Schoffman") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340872412) [21 juin 2012 17:00](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52660063) [![Jamie Schoffman](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1338495834p1/9914369.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9914369-jamie-schoffman "Jamie Schoffman") Sandyboy wrote: "i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though" My thoughts exactly. If you see the movie version, it appears that Teddy has come out of his psychosis but "fakes" that he hasn't so that they will give him the lobotomy and he will be able to forget the horrible events of his life. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=52660063&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 29: by [Joanna](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7385831-joanna "Joanna") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/366224194) [22 août 2012 06:03](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_56697070) [![Joanna](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1326252626p1/7385831.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7385831-joanna "Joanna") Heartbreaking as it is, I believe that Teddy made a conscious decision to undergo the lobotomy. The pain of memory was too much for him to bear so he chose to appear as though he'd regressed. There was no other choice for him to make. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=56697070&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 30: by [Anne](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10793765-anne "Anne") (new) - [rated it 2 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/370982289) [23 août 2012 04:32](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_56756062) [![Anne](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1353377485p1/10793765.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10793765-anne "Anne") Avril wrote: "i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!" I saw the movie before te book and took the ending as Teddy regressing back to his delusional state. I do like others perspective that he chose to get the lobotomy. Anyone saw Sucker Punch? [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=56756062&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 31: by [Ruth](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7585675-ruth "Ruth") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/411733965) [26 oct. 2012 23:15](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60602216) [![Ruth](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1648858986p1/7585675.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7585675-ruth "Ruth") I haven't seen the movie although I plan to now. The book left me with the sense that he had another relapse and would be lobotomized for his own safety and that of others. The possibility that he "faked" the regression didn't occur to me until reading these comments. It's an interesting idea and I will be rereading (because it was great the first time). I think the futility and helplessness of struggling against something betraying you from within your own mind is played out better if it's read that he regressed rather than made a conscious choice. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=60602216&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 32: by [Swagata](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4679929-swagata "Swagata") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/391318732) [28 oct. 2012 11:53](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60687243) [![Swagata](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1624329716p1/4679929.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4679929-swagata "Swagata") Haley wrote: "I don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing..." I think this is a very interesting possibility. I was a little confused too, but I thought he had regressed and would have had to undergo the operation. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=60687243&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 33: by [Wanda](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10844757-wanda "Wanda") (new) - [rated it 3 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/392508987) [02 nov. 2012 17:38](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60999685) [![Wanda](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1341949525p1/10844757.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10844757-wanda "Wanda") I read this book years ago and remember I liked it as I recommended it to friends. It's funny I don't remember any details everyone is talking about, maybe I should read it again. Hated the movie. My first LeHayne but not my last. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=60999685&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 34: by [Deborah](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/414359982) [07 nov. 2012 15:19](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_61294014) [![Deborah Blanchard](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1347647689p1/10737119.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") Loved the book! I read book first so I knew what was going to happen. Teddy was not insane, he chose to have the lobotomy in the end because he did not want to remember losing his children and killing his wife. That's why he said "is it better to live as a murderer or die as a good man". DiCaprio is one of my all time favorite actors, has been since his first movie"This Boys Life", I felt he portrayed the book extremely well. He should have got an award for it. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=61294014&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 35: by [J](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/16564779-j "J") (new) [18 jan. 2013 16:53](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_65828889) [![J](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/16564779-j "J") Excellent book . I definitely needed help to interpret the story. Question ? In the very end 2 pages it says there are the two doctors and 4 orderlys approaching Teddy and Chuck carrying a white cloth with some metal and they unfolded it as they came over to Teddy. Is this a straight jacket? And is this the time they take Teddy to be lobotomized? [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=65828889&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 36: by [Deborah](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/414359982) [18 jan. 2013 17:39](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_65831500) [![Deborah Blanchard](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1347647689p1/10737119.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") Russell wrote: "Someone help me... Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have "the surgery." Am I right? I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, "What?" with the last three p..." No he did not regress, he chose to have the lobotomy over having to remember what had happened to his children and wife. that is why he said "is it better to live as a murderer or live as a good man." Awesome book, but if you've read the book, don't bother with the movie as you know the ending. although DiCaprio did an awesome portrayal as Teddy, great actor!\! [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=65831500&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 37: by [Randall](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6237168-randall-christopher "Randall Christopher") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/207008155) [05 juil. 2014 04:12](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101589720) [![Randall Christopher](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1391994512p1/6237168.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6237168-randall-christopher "Randall Christopher") Avril wrote: "i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!" I completely agree with you. I enjoyed both because I hadn't seen the movie first. I already knew what was coming in the movie, but I still loved it because it followed it as closely as a movie can. One of the few times I have enjoyed both. Mystic River was a disappointing movie, and I absolutely loved the book. Mystic River and Shutter Island were two of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. I vividly remember how I felt when reading both. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=101589720&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 38: by [Deborah](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/414359982) [05 juil. 2014 17:45](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101613997) [![Deborah Blanchard](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1347647689p1/10737119.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") He was completely sane, but could not live with the knowledge that his wife murdered his children and he then killed her. He chose to have the lobotomy so that he would never have to remember it again.He didn't want to live with that knowledge. It was an amazing book! I absolutely loved it!\! [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=101613997&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 39: by [Lisa](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27165138-lisa "Lisa ") (new) - [rated it 1 star](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/805754076) [05 juil. 2014 20:13](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101620660) [![Lisa ](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1562919408p1/27165138.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27165138-lisa "Lisa ") I hated this book. Hated it. And I won't see the movie since it's so much like the book. Normally, Dennis LeHane is one of my favorite authors. The Given Day is phenomenal! But Shutter Island... not so much. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=101620660&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 40: by [Amanda](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10264633-amanda-rank "Amanda Rank") (last edited 20 juil. 2014 20:44) (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/526401255) [20 juil. 2014 20:43](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102620578) [![Amanda Rank](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1735269319p1/10264633.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10264633-amanda-rank "Amanda Rank") I actually fought with my grandmother over the ending. I believe that Teddy knew he was still crazy/couldn't live with himself so he got the lobotomy. She thinks he went back into the delusion. I loved the book, the movie was great, but the whole time in the movie I was pointing out the differences, lol. I enjoyed how the ending gave readers the decision to choose how they think it ended. Usually I hate that, but with this I liked it. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=102620578&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 41: by [Erin \Proud Book Hoarder\](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3048260-erin-proud-book-hoarder "Erin Proud Book Hoarder") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/174740405) [22 juil. 2014 22:38](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102767824) [![Erin \Proud Book Hoarder\](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1768234242p1/3048260.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3048260-erin-proud-book-hoarder "Erin Proud Book Hoarder") Richard wrote: "i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though" The movie made that clear that he was faking at the very end and was really cured, but was pretending not to be so he wouldn't have to face and live with the horror. The book, on the other hand...I'm just not sure. I think he may really have gone crazy again. They change things for the movie so I'm not sure if this is what the author intended or not. It wasn't as clear. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=102767824&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 42: by [Uday](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3962840-uday-kanth "Uday Kanth") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/967034403) [24 juil. 2014 21:30](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102900770) [![Uday Kanth](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1522026791p1/3962840.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3962840-uday-kanth "Uday Kanth") Somehow, I like the book ending. It's just so brutal. And yet, very believable. The movie just makes Teddy a hero. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=102900770&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 43: by [Lachlan](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/58653030-lachlan-jones "Lachlan Jones") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2073130008) [26 juil. 2017 01:57](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_168981607) [![Lachlan Jones](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/58653030-lachlan-jones "Lachlan Jones") I think that the ending of the book is the same as the movie, just not as clear. "He sat up and looked toward the bars, but the bars weren't there." This at the start of the chapter makes me think that he has memories of being locked up in C block, where he accepts he is Laeddis. The book has the same ending to the movie in my mind, despite if the author didn't intend it. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=168981607&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 44: by [Elmari](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/89790951-elmari-jankowitz "Elmari Jankowitz") (new) [25 nov. 2018 22:47](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_186687990) [![Elmari Jankowitz](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/89790951-elmari-jankowitz "Elmari Jankowitz") Teddy, did not regress. He knew what the price was for not making progress... a lobotomy. He wanted to "die" as a good man (his alter ego Teddy Daniels) and not live as the monster, Andrew Laeddis. He wanted the sweet release of a lobotomy. Remember, he is highly intelligent (making up that alternate reality is proof of that) so he made his doctor believe that he had regressed so that he would be released of his guilt and regret. I must say, I can relate. If I was in his shoes, I would do the same thing. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=186687990&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") 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[rated it 3 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/87957317) [03 fév. 2010 01:09](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_13315342) [![Russell](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1330704447p1/3113998.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3113998-russell "Russell") Someone help me... Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have "the surgery." Am I right? I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, "What?" with the last three pages. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=13315342&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 2: by [Beth](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/721785-beth "Beth ") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/155705026) [29 mar. 2011 18:02](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28387421) [![Beth ](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1301486874p1/721785.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/721785-beth "Beth ") Me too. It confused me. I never reread books, I may decide I need to reread this one. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=28387421&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 3: by [Brook](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1740960-brook "Brook") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/153770268) [30 mar. 2011 02:06](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28408277) [![Brook](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1740960-brook "Brook") I read it as Teddy really was crazy, and he was going to have to have the lobotomy because he wasn't progressing and was too dangerous to leave alone. It seemed pretty cut and dried to me, so I was shocked to talk to people who honestly thought it was some kind of weird conspiracy, that he actually was a detective there to investigate a crime and was being manipulated to become part of some psychological experiment. I guess it's one of those books that's left to the reader's interpretation. Whatever you see is what happened. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=28408277&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 4: by [Patricia](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3252519-patricia "Patricia") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/142006639) [31 mar. 2011 21:12](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28481890) [![Patricia](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1291248297p1/3252519.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3252519-patricia "Patricia") I agree with you, I thought he was really crazy. I didn't think it was a conspiracy at all. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=28481890&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 5: by [Natalia Pì](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4560712-natalia-p "Natalia Pì") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/157767669) [06 avr. 2011 16:07](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_28737159) [![Natalia Pì](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1462900591p1/4560712.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4560712-natalia-p "Natalia Pì") @Russell: I finished Shutter Island yesterday and I must say I was a little puzzled too. however, yes, i think he was crazy - i must say the author left it quite open to interpretation, tho. i might be too old-fashioned to appreciate this sort of thing ^\_^ [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=28737159&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 6: by [Blake](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2986993-blake-bowen "Blake Bowen") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/92803077) [15 avr. 2011 16:35](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_29132198) [![Blake Bowen](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1259385661p1/2986993.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2986993-blake-bowen "Blake Bowen") Great book. Never saw the ending coming. I really need to reread it. Anyway, It seemed that Teddy had gone crazy again,and they decided to do the lobotomy surgery on him. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=29132198&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 7: by [Benjamin](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5258062-benjamin-zabin "Benjamin Zabin") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/162131096) [02 mai 2011 21:09](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_29921919) [![Benjamin Zabin](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1302622773p1/5258062.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5258062-benjamin-zabin "Benjamin Zabin") I understood the whole book. The last 3 pages however were really confusing. All of a sudden I was like what???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to read it again and again and I still don't understand it. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=29921919&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 8: by \[deleted user\] (new) [21 juin 2011 00:34](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32246871) I read it as Teddy was still crazy. Their experiment didn't work and now he needed to have the surgery. Pretty cut and dry from my standpoint. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=32246871&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 9: by [Richard](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4645818-richard "Richard") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/134514661) [21 juin 2011 08:33](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32270388) [![Richard](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1547148704p1/4645818.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4645818-richard "Richard") i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=32270388&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 10: by \[deleted user\] (new) [21 juin 2011 08:57](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32270793) I took the movie that way, but not the book. When I first read the book it didn't even cross my mind. Then when I saw the movie, I went back and re-read the book for the third time, but didn't get any hint of the movie ending in the book itself. My understanding is that the movie reinterpreted the book to fit what Scorcese wanted to do. If the book ending was originally meant to be how the movie ended, it wasn't made clear at all. I thought the movie made it very clear but Lehane kept things more (deliberately?) ambiguous. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=32270793&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 11: by \[deleted user\] (new) [21 juin 2011 09:01](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32270857) Here's a little article where Lehane gives his take on the movie ending. I think it's pretty clear the movie ending is different than how Lehane imagined it. [http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/03/...](http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/03/shutter-island-author-dennis-lehane-gives-his-read-on-the-movies-ending/) [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=32270857&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 12: by [Marie](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4465306-marie "Marie") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/128470276) [23 juin 2011 00:33](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32361552) [![Marie](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1643471413p1/4465306.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4465306-marie "Marie") I read the book, knowing the movie was coming and being played by Leonardo DiCaprio. So as I was reading I pictured him as the main character. I loved the book and was thrilled with the movie. In fact, almost got into a fight with a drunk guy in the theater, who was disappointed that there was not any blood and guts, he did not think it was a thriller but more of action film... [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=32361552&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 13: by [Haley](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5709984-haley "Haley") (last edited 29 juin 2011 22:41) (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/180563592) [29 juin 2011 22:35](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_32734488) [![Haley](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1441400670p1/5709984.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5709984-haley "Haley") I don't think that Teddy regressed again. I think that he was acting like he had regressed again because he knew what the consequence would be. He couldn't live with himself anymore after realizing the truth. He was in a way committing suicide. I seriously had to think about this for like an hour before I could draw a conclusion and I really hated myself for staying up til like 3 AM reading it. I had work at 5:30 that morning, hahaha\! [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=32734488&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 14: by [Jake](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5583505-jake-butler "Jake Butler") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/179902152) [11 juil. 2011 23:19](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_33372801) [![Jake Butler](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_25x33-8a3530ed95c3dbef8bf215b080559b09.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5583505-jake-butler "Jake Butler") I found it interesting that the book never stopped calling him Teddy. It never once said "Andrew said" this lead me to believe that he really wasn't Andrew but was made to think he was through the asprin and cigarettes they had exposed into his system, but then again there is much evidence that says otherwise. I don't know I guess the ending is how ever you see fit. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=33372801&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 15: by [Library Lady \&\#x1f4da;](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da "Library Lady 📚 ") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/207654928) [16 sept. 2011 01:44](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_36932915) [![Library Lady \&\#x1f4da; ](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1303234650p1/5289798.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da "Library Lady 📚 ") I also caught that it called him Teddy the whole time. However, in the last few dreams, his wife called him Andrew. That part confused me more than the ending. I wondered if we were supposed to think he was still acting as Eddie, ie, not believing he was Andrew, or what. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=36932915&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 16: by [Nandakishore](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6237864-nandakishore-mridula "Nandakishore Mridula") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/207833032) [16 sept. 2011 11:00](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_36948919) [![Nandakishore Mridula](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1723178344p1/6237864.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6237864-nandakishore-mridula "Nandakishore Mridula") The whole beauty of the book is that you see it from "Teddy"'s viewpoint. In fact, it questions the whole idea of perceived reality-is it concrete or what is created by our minds? I loved the ambiguity of the book, by the way. I enjoy endings which leave the reader dangling, prompting him to think. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=36948919&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 17: by [Judy](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5981632-judy-killeen "Judy killeen") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/214096462) [25 sept. 2011 02:14](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37393879) [![Judy killeen](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5981632-judy-killeen "Judy killeen") I think "Teddy" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=37393879&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 18: by [Library Lady \&\#x1f4da;](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da "Library Lady 📚 ") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/207654928) [25 sept. 2011 03:24](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37398041) [![Library Lady \&\#x1f4da; ](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1303234650p1/5289798.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5289798-library-lady-x1f4da "Library Lady 📚 ") Judy wrote: "I think "Teddy" couldn't bear to remember what happened to his family.He faked his relapse so that the lobotomy would wipe away the memory and guilt." That's how it seemed in the movie. In the book, I thought it seemed more like a real relapse. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=37398041&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 19: by [Inday](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6564099-inday "Inday") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/219543330) [06 oct. 2011 05:31](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_37971407) [![Inday](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1514909374p1/6564099.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6564099-inday "Inday") Russell wrote: "Someone help me...Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have "the surgery." Am I right?I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, "What?" with the last thr..." yeah, i think so too. it seems like he went into another batch of regression issues,but im not so sure if they will throw him to the whole surgery plan, they might just go restrain him for awhile till his sober again :) [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=37971407&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 20: by [Zulfiya](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4472316-zulfiya "Zulfiya") (last edited 26 oct. 2011 22:30) (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/225562263) [26 oct. 2011 22:26](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39023022) [![Zulfiya](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1339961562p1/4472316.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4472316-zulfiya "Zulfiya") I think this is the whole idea of the book - the story unfolds with every page giving a new twist, and when you finally think you have grasped the message and the backbone of the book the last three pages are there to DELIBERATELY confuse you. Teddy wakes up after his medicated sleep and talks to Chuck. Or it can easily be the situation when he believes he has left his past behind, but he actually did not. Ambiguity is an intention. And that's what I really liked about the book. And gritty, gritty, atmospheric narrative. Oh, and don't forget the third person unreliable narrator with a shifting personal perspective. This narrator a true rare gem in fiction. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=39023022&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 21: by [Jud](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6762695-jud-holt "Jud Holt") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/227348538) [27 oct. 2011 23:30](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39077520) [![Jud Holt](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1329933740p1/6762695.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6762695-jud-holt "Jud Holt") I say hes gonna get the surgery .i just finishd this book i liked it a lot i wish now though that i would have read it before i saw the movie it would have been a litlle more mind boggling. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=39077520&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 22: by [Tom](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5430797-tom-wang "Tom Wang") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/180044002) [07 nov. 2011 03:46](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_39598348) [![Tom Wang](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_25x33-8a3530ed95c3dbef8bf215b080559b09.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5430797-tom-wang "Tom Wang") In my opinion, Teddy definitely regressed and the last three pages were his life after once again tricking himself into believing that he's Teddy. Notice that the book didn't describe him as Teddy OR Andrew until it described Dr. Sheehan as Chuck, basically showing that Teddy in fact believed himself to be Teddy once again like the rest of the book. In the previous chapter, he was told of a similar regression where he lost all his progress in realizing who he was 9 months ago. I believe that in the ending of the book that Teddy went through a similar regression and was getting lobotomized to not be a threat to the world. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=39598348&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 23: by [J.R.](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5209550-j-r-mclemore "J.R. McLemore") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/266767533) [09 fév. 2012 21:19](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_44980336) [![J.R. McLemore](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1661628823p1/5209550.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5209550-j-r-mclemore "J.R. McLemore") My opinion, is that Teddy really was crazy. However, after realizing that he was no longer under the delusion of being a respected and revered detective, and learning that he had committed the atrocities, he wanted to return to his delusions where he felt safe and respected. The doctor provided an "out" for him by telling him that if the treatment didn't take, he would undergo the surgery (lobotomy). In his addled mind, Teddy probably thought it would be better to have his brain scrambled instead of face what he'd done for the rest of his life. I say this because at the end, he displays a glimpse of sanity, that he realizes the truth. Then, he feigns a relapse so they will help erase it from his mind with the procedure. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=44980336&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 24: by [Pamela](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6996141-pamela-hegarty "Pamela Hegarty") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/237017606) [12 mar. 2012 13:09](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_46816480) [![Pamela Hegarty](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1722868875p1/6996141.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6996141-pamela-hegarty "Pamela Hegarty") It's been awhile since I read this book, one of my favorites. I think Teddy is getting lobotomized because his mind could not accept the tragedy of his past. This raises yet another question for the reader: Is it better to face reality, or live in a delusion? [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=46816480&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 25: by [Sparrowlicious](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9140220-sparrowlicious "Sparrowlicious") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/320799371) [03 mai 2012 09:36](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_49879565) [![Sparrowlicious](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1679476619p1/9140220.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9140220-sparrowlicious "Sparrowlicious") In my opinion, after seeing the movie and then reading the book, he actually knows what lies ahead of him. At some point in the end he says, that he can't live with what he did. So it could be that he wants to get lobotomized on purpose since that would kill his mind permanently. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=49879565&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 26: by [Avril](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9927176-avril-reina "Avril Reina") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/344526238) [11 juin 2012 13:05](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52032999) [![Avril Reina](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1338551167p1/9927176.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9927176-avril-reina "Avril Reina") i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book\! 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What irritated me was the ending read like those cheesy stories you wrote in middle school but didn't know how to finish, so you end up writing "He woke up and found it all had been a dream." [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=52036478&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 28: by [Jamie](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9914369-jamie-schoffman "Jamie Schoffman") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340872412) [21 juin 2012 17:00](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_52660063) [![Jamie Schoffman](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1338495834p1/9914369.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9914369-jamie-schoffman "Jamie Schoffman") Sandyboy wrote: "i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though" My thoughts exactly. If you see the movie version, it appears that Teddy has come out of his psychosis but "fakes" that he hasn't so that they will give him the lobotomy and he will be able to forget the horrible events of his life. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=52660063&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 29: by [Joanna](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7385831-joanna "Joanna") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/366224194) [22 août 2012 06:03](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_56697070) [![Joanna](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1326252626p1/7385831.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7385831-joanna "Joanna") Heartbreaking as it is, I believe that Teddy made a conscious decision to undergo the lobotomy. The pain of memory was too much for him to bear so he chose to appear as though he'd regressed. There was no other choice for him to make. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=56697070&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 30: by [Anne](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10793765-anne "Anne") (new) - [rated it 2 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/370982289) [23 août 2012 04:32](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_56756062) [![Anne](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1353377485p1/10793765.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10793765-anne "Anne") Avril wrote: "i'm glad i didn't see the movie before i read the book!" I saw the movie before te book and took the ending as Teddy regressing back to his delusional state. I do like others perspective that he chose to get the lobotomy. Anyone saw Sucker Punch? [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=56756062&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 31: by [Ruth](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7585675-ruth "Ruth") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/411733965) [26 oct. 2012 23:15](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60602216) [![Ruth](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1648858986p1/7585675.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7585675-ruth "Ruth") I haven't seen the movie although I plan to now. The book left me with the sense that he had another relapse and would be lobotomized for his own safety and that of others. The possibility that he "faked" the regression didn't occur to me until reading these comments. It's an interesting idea and I will be rereading (because it was great the first time). I think the futility and helplessness of struggling against something betraying you from within your own mind is played out better if it's read that he regressed rather than made a conscious choice. 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I was a little confused too, but I thought he had regressed and would have had to undergo the operation. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=60687243&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 33: by [Wanda](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10844757-wanda "Wanda") (new) - [rated it 3 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/392508987) [02 nov. 2012 17:38](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_60999685) [![Wanda](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1341949525p1/10844757.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10844757-wanda "Wanda") I read this book years ago and remember I liked it as I recommended it to friends. It's funny I don't remember any details everyone is talking about, maybe I should read it again. Hated the movie. My first LeHayne but not my last. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=60999685&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 34: by [Deborah](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/414359982) [07 nov. 2012 15:19](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_61294014) [![Deborah Blanchard](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1347647689p1/10737119.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") Loved the book! I read book first so I knew what was going to happen. Teddy was not insane, he chose to have the lobotomy in the end because he did not want to remember losing his children and killing his wife. That's why he said "is it better to live as a murderer or die as a good man". DiCaprio is one of my all time favorite actors, has been since his first movie"This Boys Life", I felt he portrayed the book extremely well. He should have got an award for it. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=61294014&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 35: by [J](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/16564779-j "J") (new) [18 jan. 2013 16:53](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_65828889) [![J](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/16564779-j "J") Excellent book . I definitely needed help to interpret the story. Question ? In the very end 2 pages it says there are the two doctors and 4 orderlys approaching Teddy and Chuck carrying a white cloth with some metal and they unfolded it as they came over to Teddy. Is this a straight jacket? And is this the time they take Teddy to be lobotomized? [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=65828889&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 36: by [Deborah](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/414359982) [18 jan. 2013 17:39](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_65831500) [![Deborah Blanchard](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1347647689p1/10737119.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") Russell wrote: "Someone help me...Am I correct to conclude Teddy regressed again. He's going have "the surgery." Am I right?I was gripped for the entire book. Then, I'm saying, "What?" with the last three p..." No he did not regress, he chose to have the lobotomy over having to remember what had happened to his children and wife. that is why he said "is it better to live as a murderer or live as a good man." Awesome book, but if you've read the book, don't bother with the movie as you know the ending. although DiCaprio did an awesome portrayal as Teddy, great actor!\! 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I already knew what was coming in the movie, but I still loved it because it followed it as closely as a movie can. One of the few times I have enjoyed both. Mystic River was a disappointing movie, and I absolutely loved the book. Mystic River and Shutter Island were two of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. I vividly remember how I felt when reading both. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=101589720&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 38: by [Deborah](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/414359982) [05 juil. 2014 17:45](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101613997) [![Deborah Blanchard](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1347647689p1/10737119.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10737119-deborah-blanchard "Deborah Blanchard") He was completely sane, but could not live with the knowledge that his wife murdered his children and he then killed her. He chose to have the lobotomy so that he would never have to remember it again.He didn't want to live with that knowledge. It was an amazing book! I absolutely loved it!\! [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=101613997&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 39: by [Lisa](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27165138-lisa "Lisa ") (new) - [rated it 1 star](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/805754076) [05 juil. 2014 20:13](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_101620660) [![Lisa ](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1562919408p1/27165138.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27165138-lisa "Lisa ") I hated this book. Hated it. And I won't see the movie since it's so much like the book. Normally, Dennis LeHane is one of my favorite authors. The Given Day is phenomenal! But Shutter Island... not so much. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=101620660&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 40: by [Amanda](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10264633-amanda-rank "Amanda Rank") (last edited 20 juil. 2014 20:44) (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/526401255) [20 juil. 2014 20:43](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102620578) [![Amanda Rank](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1735269319p1/10264633.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10264633-amanda-rank "Amanda Rank") I actually fought with my grandmother over the ending. I believe that Teddy knew he was still crazy/couldn't live with himself so he got the lobotomy. She thinks he went back into the delusion. I loved the book, the movie was great, but the whole time in the movie I was pointing out the differences, lol. I enjoyed how the ending gave readers the decision to choose how they think it ended. Usually I hate that, but with this I liked it. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=102620578&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 41: by [Erin \Proud Book Hoarder\](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3048260-erin-proud-book-hoarder "Erin Proud Book Hoarder") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/174740405) [22 juil. 2014 22:38](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102767824) [![Erin \Proud Book Hoarder\](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1768234242p1/3048260.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3048260-erin-proud-book-hoarder "Erin Proud Book Hoarder") Richard wrote: "i took it the same way as i took the movie, teddy preferred to be lobotomised than live with the memories. the movie makes that much clearer though" The movie made that clear that he was faking at the very end and was really cured, but was pretending not to be so he wouldn't have to face and live with the horror. The book, on the other hand...I'm just not sure. I think he may really have gone crazy again. They change things for the movie so I'm not sure if this is what the author intended or not. It wasn't as clear. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=102767824&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 42: by [Uday](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3962840-uday-kanth "Uday Kanth") (new) - [rated it 5 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/967034403) [24 juil. 2014 21:30](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_102900770) [![Uday Kanth](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1522026791p1/3962840.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3962840-uday-kanth "Uday Kanth") Somehow, I like the book ending. It's just so brutal. And yet, very believable. The movie just makes Teddy a hero. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=102900770&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 43: by [Lachlan](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/58653030-lachlan-jones "Lachlan Jones") (new) - [rated it 4 stars](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2073130008) [26 juil. 2017 01:57](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_168981607) [![Lachlan Jones](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/58653030-lachlan-jones "Lachlan Jones") I think that the ending of the book is the same as the movie, just not as clear. "He sat up and looked toward the bars, but the bars weren't there." This at the start of the chapter makes me think that he has memories of being locked up in C block, where he accepts he is Laeddis. The book has the same ending to the movie in my mind, despite if the author didn't intend it. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=168981607&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") message 44: by [Elmari](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/89790951-elmari-jankowitz "Elmari Jankowitz") (new) [25 nov. 2018 22:47](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_186687990) [![Elmari Jankowitz](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/89790951-elmari-jankowitz "Elmari Jankowitz") Teddy, did not regress. He knew what the price was for not making progress... a lobotomy. He wanted to "die" as a good man (his alter ego Teddy Daniels) and not live as the monster, Andrew Laeddis. He wanted the sweet release of a lobotomy. Remember, he is highly intelligent (making up that alternate reality is proof of that) so he made his doctor believe that he had regressed so that he would be released of his guilt and regret. I must say, I can relate. If I was in his shoes, I would do the same thing. [reply](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/284358-the-last-three-pages#comment_form) \\| [flag](https://www.goodreads.com/flagged/new?resource_id=186687990&resource_type=Comment&return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Ftopic%2Fshow%2F284358-the-last-three-pages "Flag this Comment as inappropriate.") 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