I think the biggest thing that struck me during chapters 8-11 was just how much happened within a short amount of time. These chapters were action oriented and at this point, I feel like everything before this was really just the set up for this point, even though it felt like major events were happening. I also liked how the narrator began to reflect on the story he was telling. Typically, he had the ability to reflect, but now, it seems like the narrator is wondering how things went wrong and is just now realizing some of the larger implications of other characters’ actions (like his father). I also enjoyed the resurgence of the kitten once he reached the Hempstocks, but I also feel like there’s something sinister about it. Earlier in the story, Lettie told him not to keep it, yet the kitten has sought the narrator out. Is some of his innocence returning to him? The narrator had forgotten most of his childhood until he looked at the ocean, so maybe this is a some foreshadowing into how the narrator loses his memory?