Week Ten: "A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease"

[jameswilson527]

I sincerely regret reading this before going to bed the other night because it is quite possibly one of the most depressing things I have ever read in my entire life. Seriously thinking about this one kept me up at night (not in a scared way but in an existentialist dread way). I really have to say that I have never read anything that managed to be

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[crystalleebell]

I agree that the story was depressing! I want to think of families as happy and helpful to one another. And yet, I know that it is unrealstic to be that way all of the time. It did seem that the author never does catch a break. It was also interesting to me that even though I didn't like the idea of it, there were many areas that I could totally relate to.

[gtaylor400]

This piece has definitely made me more interested in reading other works by the author. He has a very unique way of writing.

[rshofner1]

I think it was sad too. I thought it was cool at first when he says his brother and him don't even have to talk because they already know what they're thinking, but at the end when it really shows that he's sad that him and his family don't have good communication, it gets depressing..