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Consider Phlebas 04/16/26(Thu)13:01:12 No.25212973

Consider Phlebas Anonymous 04/16/26(Thu)13:01:12 No.25212973 [Reply]▶

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It felt like the ending was intentionally written as an anti-climax. No heroes. No dramatic death. No dad arc. Just depressing…

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Anonymous
04/16/26(Thu)14:05:11 No.25213084

Anonymous 04/16/26(Thu)14:05:11 No.25213084▶

It was. It was intentionally showing that in the end individual heroics, struggles, and battles do not bear on larger historic forces. This was in deliberate contravention of prevailing military space opera traditions.

Anonymous
04/16/26(Thu)14:36:52 No.25213153

Anonymous 04/16/26(Thu)14:36:52 No.25213153▶

>>25213084
It’s truly an epic sci-fi where we are thrown into history. The appendices are like “The Wasteland”!
And, yes… We are all like Phlebas…

Anonymous
04/16/26(Thu)16:58:04 No.25213476

Anonymous 04/16/26(Thu)16:58:04 No.25213476▶

>>25213084
You're right. I guess the main plot being pretty much meaningless is what gives it such a different feel from the more "video gamey" space opera I've read.

Anonymous
04/17/26(Fri)13:27:09 No.25215367

Anonymous 04/17/26(Fri)13:27:09 No.25215367▶

Okay why is this book being talked about so much all of a sudden
did some epic eceleb mention it once or some shit

Anonymous
04/17/26(Fri)15:45:01 No.25215573

Anonymous 04/17/26(Fri)15:45:01 No.25215573▶

>>25215367
I think you're imagining it.

Anonymous
04/17/26(Fri)16:49:46 No.25215705

Anonymous 04/17/26(Fri)16:49:46 No.25215705▶

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