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All possible plots by major authors (2020)

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181 points ohjeez | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 19:06 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rKarpinski ◴[15 Oct 24 20:06 UTC] No.41852573[source]▶
"thomas hardy

Lies, lies, misery, lies, suicide, rape, and corn prices."

So true

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ljsprague ◴[16 Oct 24 00:09 UTC] No.41854365[source]▶
This also makes you think his book would be depressing to read but I've read the Mayor of Casterbridge and I would call it joyful. Odd.
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deathanatos ◴[16 Oct 24 18:53 UTC] No.41862482[source]▶
…I know literature, like all art, is open to interpretation, but I am immensely curious as to how you came away from The Mayor of Casterbridge with joy, of all things.
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1. ljsprague ◴[16 Oct 24 21:16 UTC] No.41863931{3}[source]▶
Haha, you're right, joyful isn't the right word but there's something pleasant in all the twists and turns. There's something comical about Henchard's sadness.