I argued for 'The Road' but our club picked 'Station Eleven' and the discussion about hope in bleak stories totally shifted my view...

I was so sure our post-apocalyptic theme month needed McCarthy's brutal realism to feel authentic, but after our 90-minute talk last night where Sarah pointed out the persistent, quiet kindness in Mandel's book, I finally got why the group wanted that sliver of light.

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verab286h ago

Ninety minutes on whether a made up story about the end of the world has enough hope. Is that really a good use of your time?

betty_scott185h ago

Right?! I spent an hour last week arguing about a movie monster's backstory.