I agree. This topic is usually avoided because it might have a triggering effect, but then the author was able to do it with no problem.lucia_kizas wrote: ↑04 Aug 2019, 05:15 Suicide is a heavy subject, and truly painful to those who have lost their loved ones. So, in my opinion, the author's way of not adding a dark mood to this topic is great. He allows the readers to see he was in this stage but doesn't burden them with the heaviness of suicidal thoughts.
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The author chose not to highlight the darkness associated with suicide but decided to try to the comedic dark humor of his younger self.lucia_kizas wrote: ↑04 Aug 2019, 05:15 Suicide is a heavy subject, and truly painful to those who have lost their loved ones. So, in my opinion, the author's way of not adding a dark mood to this topic is great. He allows the readers to see he was in this stage but doesn't burden them with the heaviness of suicidal thoughts.
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I thought that the reasoning he did about the suicide was an example of his extreme intelligence. It was surprising to me that it manifested itself at such a young age.deaanbeaan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2019, 18:44 Do you agree with how the topic of suicide was handled in this book? Personally, I thought it was fantastic and is a great example of dark humour done right. What do you think?
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I did not see it that way, but now that you've mentioned it, I guess it really did reflect on his maturity and intellect.DC Brown wrote: ↑07 Aug 2019, 10:04I thought that the reasoning he did about the suicide was an example of his extreme intelligence. It was surprising to me that it manifested itself at such a young age.deaanbeaan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2019, 18:44 Do you agree with how the topic of suicide was handled in this book? Personally, I thought it was fantastic and is a great example of dark humour done right. What do you think?
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I really don't think the author intended it as dark humor. Some of us don't really see it that way.
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