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Title: Depressing, Pointless (semi-spoiler)
Review: As with so many "classics", this book does not hold up over time. It's not that I don't think we currently live in a society where most believe that wealth and fame will make us feel loved and happy. It's that in this day and age, it doesn't work to end a story without hope. We live in an age of mass consiousness raising. Yes, show us the "evils" in the world, but then show us what the alternatives are. Show us the answers. This book, and many that were ground-breaking in their day, tells the story of tormented people and was written by a tormented person, all who's lives ended tragically.
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