• Programmer Belch
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    67 months ago

    I entered this post to say exactly that.

    There comes a point in the book when the constant one-upping the last scene just makes me need two or more sessions to get through the chapter. The last “Girls” chapters are specially gruelling.

    • @Flummoxed
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      47 months ago

      It was the hamster that finally got me. Was sitting outside at my school’s union, between classes, and just couldn’t believe what I was reading.

      • Programmer Belch
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        17 months ago
        Gore

        For me it was the scene wher Pat like grabs the vocal cords of one of the women after drilling a hole through the mouth and then rips them out of the mouth.

        At first I thought the book was really boring with all of the brands and clothes descriptions that took half of the chapters. After that the senseless killings and brutality got to me in the end.

        • @Flummoxed
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          47 months ago

          I had the same experience, why all this stuff about brands and clothes? Then the juxtaposition totally disturbed me. Then I started working with people in the corporate world…

          • Programmer Belch
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            17 months ago

            I thought it was like a coping mechanism to make him more adjusted. Sometimes when he doesn’t describe brands or simply there aren’t any designer products, he loses his mind very quickly.

            It could also be about corporate behavior but I haven’t had the chance to meet anyone that entrenched.

            • @Flummoxed
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              27 months ago

              It is absolutely a coping mechanism for those types in reality. Scary accurate.