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Originally Posted by hildea
Hope Is Not a Bird, Emily, It's a Sewer Rat by Caitlin Seida.
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Even those few short sentences were so depressing. I prefer adventure. Led by good guys. There's always a villain, but you know that villain will lose in the end. The more I read this thread and learn about things like "grimdark", "hopepunk", etc. - the more I want to stay away from them. I tried reading a book that might be in one of these categories once. "The Road". Supposedly a good book. But it started off so depressing that I abandoned it during the first chapter I think. Very near the beginning in any case. When I read a book, I want to finish it happily thinking about what I have just read, not darkly pondering if I should go shoot myself to end the despair.
To each his own. I learn a lot in these Mobileread threads that point me towards books I'd like, and keep me away from ones I wouldn't. I'm thankful to everyone here for the education.