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WholeBeautiful4194 t1_j2ca3er wrote
Reply to comment by KimBrrr1975 in 4chan /lit/'s 2022 top 100 books of all time by pizzapastamix
That wouldn't make said icky books the top books of all time though.
WholeBeautiful4194 t1_j2210av wrote
Reply to comment by Gen_Give_Me_My_Medal in WIBTA if I made our book club read about the Holocaust? by Gen_Give_Me_My_Medal
What happened in Rwanda. Many people don't realize the full extent of what happened and many don't realize how involved a few European nations were in supporting the genocide.
WholeBeautiful4194 t1_j1oqwsj wrote
Reply to comment by mirrorspirit in I just read Stephen King's "Carrie". I have a Doubt by Varun_shiroyasha
Yes, but you can also have doubts on whether her mother was telling the truth there. There's no proof one way or the other that he is alive or dead beyond her mother's word, which isn't very good.
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Reply to comment by Singto_ in Is the handmaid's tale poorly written? by Singto_
world building, terrifying atmosphere, and the emotional turmoil of the setting boiled down to an offputting monotony from offred.
WholeBeautiful4194 t1_j2cadjj wrote
Reply to comment by KimBrrr1975 in 4chan /lit/'s 2022 top 100 books of all time by pizzapastamix
The Odyssey and the Iliad are joys to read. Besides a handful of the old testament, the plot isn't interesting and the prose is specifically proselytizing which is unenjoyable to most ppl