RainbowDMacGyver
RainbowDMacGyver t1_ja05z3k wrote
Reply to comment by CrazyCatLady108 in How triggering is ‘The Road’? by The_Upbeat_Jumper
I'm sorry but it seems to work for me? I'm on the Android mobile app and it's working exactly like the example.
RainbowDMacGyver t1_j9zxcyu wrote
Reply to comment by CrazyCatLady108 in How triggering is ‘The Road’? by The_Upbeat_Jumper
Thank you so much. I'm not sure the content amounts to spoilers as it is general commentary about the contents of each book. However I'm happy to use the text markers just to be safe.
RainbowDMacGyver t1_j9ygu3t wrote
Reply to comment by lemewski in How triggering is ‘The Road’? by The_Upbeat_Jumper
100% I just read that last month (and the sequel). Completely agree.
Indirect general spoilers**
In The Road >!the climate apocalypse seems to flatten all America into one wasteland with survivors leading somewhat similar lives.!<
In the Sower,
>!there's a sense of unevenness. Certain communities and groups are harder hit, others are sheltered. The way people need to rely on one another even when they can't trust one another. The way different states and cities are affected differently. The role of cops, militias/gangs and community security. THE DENIALISM and normalisation.!<
It was phenomenally detailed and real despite being more of a "sci-fi" work than The Road.
Oryx and Crake is another good one. I read it before reading any Octavia Butler so looking back, I think it owes a lot to Butler.
RainbowDMacGyver t1_j9xvo8z wrote
Reply to How triggering is ‘The Road’? by The_Upbeat_Jumper
It's bleak. I don't find it particularly realistic but as the other commenter said it doesn't have grand hero plots, it does feel real and hopeless.
I don't know what you mean by triggering. It's not graphic if that's what you mean. Compared to say Octavia Butler.
RainbowDMacGyver t1_ja0af95 wrote
Reply to comment by CrazyCatLady108 in How triggering is ‘The Road’? by The_Upbeat_Jumper
Ok, thank you for explaining. I don't think there's anything I can do about it so I guess if you need to delete the comment I understand ? In future I will avoid anything that could be considered a spoiler.