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"I initially enjoyed the story, but the last 50 pages felt like filler. The characters seem aimless, moving from place to place without a clear in-story explanation why, because it doesn’t seem to matter. I'm puzzled about their motivations. There's a significant event, but the narrative lacks insight into the world's response. The main characters aren't engaging with the situation in an interesting way." — Jan 24, 2024 06:34PM
"I initially enjoyed the story, but the last 50 pages felt like filler. The characters seem aimless, moving from place to place without a clear in-story explanation why, because it doesn’t seem to matter. I'm puzzled about their motivations. There's a significant event, but the narrative lacks insight into the world's response. The main characters aren't engaging with the situation in an interesting way." — Jan 24, 2024 06:34PM
we know that God does not exist, or, at least, if he does, he’s utterly indifferent to our individual affairs—but we can’t let the rabble know that; it’s the fear of God, the threat of divine punishment and the promise of divine reward,
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I feel like The last part of this rings true for most if they “want” to believe in God regardless if they think he’s indifferent or not. I have learned that a lot of people have a massive hole in their lives regarding the philosophy of their existence and why horrible things happened to them. They would rather believe that there is a divine purpose to it so they feel it’s not their fault. They don’t want to feel alone
“The young man was tall and slim. He wore sandals and a bathing suit and a short-sleeved shirt with an alligator emblem stitched to the left breast, which caused Brody to take an instant, instinctive dislike to the man. In his adolescence Brody had thought of those shirts as badges of wealth and position. All the summer people wore them. Brody badgered his mother until she bought him one—“a two-dollar shirt with a six-dollar lizard on it,” she said.”
― Jaws
― Jaws
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