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The author tends to provide beautiful sentiments in characters’ dialogue but at the same time it hardly ever feels like authentic dialogue. Too fortune-cookie-loaded positivity, too much philosophical, metaphorical back and forth that just feels like what it is: pre written lines, not something that feels like real conversation. Beautiful and deep but completely scripted.
— May 07, 2026 04:09AM
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Ryan
is on page 327 of 436
“…the good days were worst of all, because there were always just enough of them for you to forget they were merely a countdown.” Pg327 sadly relatable
— May 08, 2026 08:37AM
Ryan
is on page 325 of 436
“The good days were never good, they were a lie, they never lasted.” Pg325
— May 08, 2026 08:32AM
Ryan
is on page 324 of 436
“A violent man is a sickness for all around him.’” Pg324
— May 08, 2026 08:28AM
Ryan
is on page 301 of 436
“Because they were right, the old women in the supermarket, Joar was a poor child. But not because of his mom. She was all that was good in the world. Definitely not an idiot.”
“But did she have poor judgment? Do bears shit in the woods?” Pg301 again with the author creating a tone of understanding and venerating a parent who allows or causes their child to suffer
— May 08, 2026 04:29AM
“But did she have poor judgment? Do bears shit in the woods?” Pg301 again with the author creating a tone of understanding and venerating a parent who allows or causes their child to suffer
Ryan
is on page 269 of 436
I hate when authors put a big focus on religion (especially their own beliefs) into their books, as is the case with this one. Just one small example from the book: “If the minister heard it, he pretended not to have, and if Heaven existed, God was probably prepared to overlook it too.” Pg269
— May 07, 2026 10:46PM
