My book club in Portland had a huge fight about the ending of 'The Road'

This guy, Mark, got so mad about the ambiguous ending that he stood up and yelled, 'If the boy dies, the whole book is pointless!' right in the middle of the cafe. We had to calm him down while the barista gave us the side-eye for like five minutes straight. Has your group ever had a meltdown over an author's choice like that?

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james_ross3mo ago

Ever see someone get that mad over a book? My old group almost came to blows over whether Gatsby was a good guy or not.

valgibson28d ago

Used to be on the "Gatsby was a tragic hero" side... then I reread it and realized he was just a creep with a lot of money and a weird obsession. Changed my whole view.

elliotw373mo ago

My English teacher said she's seen three separate shouting matches over Gatsby's character in her career.