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edbro 11-01-2010 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob (Post 1182819)
I kind of expected Brant and Peg to come out at the end. BOb

I kind of like when a book doesn't follow the predictable "good guy always wins".

WT Sharpe 11-01-2010 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jhempel24 (Post 1193461)
...I was REALLY hoping Peg would bite the dust that's for sure, I got tired of her character.

Not me. She certainly made some poor choices; but understandable in light of her love for her daughter and the perpetual human inclination to cling to any shred of hope, no matter how irrational.

jhempel24 11-01-2010 04:36 PM

I was basically rooting for Seth....wipe out the entire town, and create a new race, kind of like the story I Am Legend (not the movie, was totally different).

GraceKrispy 11-02-2010 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by J. Strnad (Post 1192323)
The question I keep having about the story is: What if Seth succeeded? So everybody on Earth is dead but is now Risen, and nobody dies...wouldn't that be a good thing?

Well, do people get older, ever? I'm imagining a "Tuck Everlasting" or "Twilight" kind of scenario when you have someone who looks like a child, who is truly centuries old. I would think that might suck. Of course, if everyone is like that and frozen in time... what if it was an awkward hair year? :eek:

lila55 11-02-2010 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by J. Strnad (Post 1192323)
The question I keep having about the story is: What if Seth succeeded? So everybody on Earth is dead but is now Risen, and nobody dies...wouldn't that be a good thing?

I am not so sure if it really would be desirable to live forever. There are many books in literature which depict a scenario like that, and in most cases the hero is rather miserable and regards the eternal life on earth not as a reward but rather as a punishment, i.e. "All Men are Mortal" by Simone de Beauvoir.

J. Strnad 11-13-2010 12:11 PM

Now that discussion has pretty well petered out, I want to thank everyone who voted for Risen and made it the Halloween read, and all those who contributed to the discussion!

It's really interesting to see people's reactions, how one person hates what another one loves, etc.

Pookeysgirl: What are your two favorite breeds of dog? Put them together, add in 1/3 miscellaneous canine genetic material, and that's Elmer, the Klempners' dog.


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