McTeague ends with the protagonist handcuffed to a dead man in the middle of Death Valley. (Spoiler fonted in case anyone takes leave of his or her senses and decides to read McTeague.)
I've found that hard to top in the depressing category.
I just think you're freakin' out 'cause you have to fight someone prettier than you.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
Spike's Bitches 21 Gunn Salute
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Ginger - Feb 08, 2005 4:19:38 am PST #9714 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Deena - Feb 08, 2005 4:20:16 am PST #9715 of 10002
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Timelies.
...okay, that's pretty much all I've got to say.
Good luck with the depressing reading, vw.
Jessica's new apartment is cute.
Yeah, that's it.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 08, 2005 4:32:34 am PST #9716 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I just closed my old checking account. No turning back now! the financial merge is complete. Weird.
Polter-Cow - Feb 08, 2005 4:42:08 am PST #9717 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Raquel has a new tag.
WindSparrow - Feb 08, 2005 4:58:21 am PST #9718 of 10002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
2. I used to be cool. But you SUCKED it all out of me.This, of course, is the appropriate response, 10-12 years in the future when they start complaining, "Why can't I have cool parents?"
beathen - Feb 08, 2005 5:02:12 am PST #9719 of 10002
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Timelies.
I have succesfully mailed off 5 resumes to companies today. Now comes the waiting for the phone calls. t crosses fingers
Topic!Cindy - Feb 08, 2005 5:27:07 am PST #9720 of 10002
What is even happening?
2. I used to be cool. But you SUCKED it all out of me.
This, of course, is the appropriate response, 10-12 years in the future when they start complaining, "Why can't I have cool parents?"Yes, and with a little tweaking, it's useful a good five years before that, in many situations. Examples:
Why don't we ever have any money?
We used to have money, but we spent it all on you.
Why do you like to sleep so much?
We used to have energy, but you SUCKED it all out of us.
beathen, all the best to you in your job hunt. I hope you find something so great, you'll wish you left current-job long before.
beathen - Feb 08, 2005 5:41:17 am PST #9721 of 10002
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
beathen, all the best to you in your job hunt. I hope you find something so great, you'll wish you left current-job long before.
That's what I'm hoping. When I was laid off from my last job due to downsizing I was devastated because it was the first time that had ever happened to me in my life. After I was in my current job about a week I was so much happier. I was reminded of a quote from (don't laugh) Maid in Manhattan when the butler says to J.Lo "Sometimes we're forced in directions we ought to have found ourselves."
I always remember this when bad or difficult things are happening. I might have to endure some pain now, but that pain won't last forever and sometimes things will work out better than expected.
Connie Neil - Feb 08, 2005 5:45:11 am PST #9722 of 10002
brillig
Dammit, I'm wearing a t-shirt and a sweatshirt in a heated (mostly) building. Why am I so cold! I have felt the cold so much more this winter.
vw bug - Feb 08, 2005 6:00:19 am PST #9723 of 10002
Mostly lurking...
Today I have 100 pages to read in the most depressing book ever.
My vote for that honor is McTeague, followed by Ethan Frome.
Actually, I'll give a prize if anyone's ever even *heard* of this book I'm reading - Hawk's Done Gone [link]