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terracottatilefish t1_j9yxrpd wrote

I am so glad I read this book before I had kids because I could appreciate it as the harrowing work of art that it is without really understanding how parenthood would affect my reading. I have kids now, and my oldest is approximately the same age as the boy in the book, and I will never read it again.

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Bro_Rida t1_j9ywhpp wrote

“The Stand” comes to a screeching halt once they get to Colorado IMO, “The Road” is great but it definitely doesn’t encapsulate the beginning of “The Stand”. It’s bleak as hell. Themes of suicide, loneliness, giving up, brutality, perseverance.

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cultfavorite t1_j9yvrms wrote

Metallica is poor baroque music—which is a dumb criticism and misses the whole point. Sci-fi is an ideas-first genre and Foundation is excellent sci-if. Sci-fi may not be a good fit for you, but you might like literary sci-fi.

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EliteFrosty1 t1_j9yvqsf wrote

It's one of those books where I didn't like it till closer to the end, it was slow and kind of boring. However by the end, I was invested into the story and ended up enjoying it.

I could definitely see myself reading this series again, but still it was so slow. I'm usually fine with slower books but not in this case.

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