Literature
- Epileptic Trees: What the hell does Allende's response mean? What was Maria's real job? Who are the ones Castel is referring to at the end?
- Everybody Is Jesus in Purgatory: In spades.
- Fridge Horror: Some interpret Allende's reaction as an indication that he already knew and that Maria really loved Castel, which manages to make the book even more depressing.
- Fridge Logic: How did Castel know that Maria nodded if they were speaking on the phone?
- Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The novel is particularly popular among teenagers and college freshman. A mild case of Misaimed Fandom mixed with This Loser Is You due to Castel's rather teen-like, Yandere mentality.
- Nightmare Fuel: All Maria did was to look Castel's drawing and understand the meaning of a little scene. Months later she is murdered by Castel.
- Paranoia Fuel: Castel being the Stalker with a Crush per excellence, some women find the novel especially disturbing.
Television Show
- Narrowed It Down to the Guy I Recognize: This is bound to happen to many viewers the moment James Frain shows up.
