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What would you pick? (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/books@lemmy.world

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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

There will come soft rains, I presume, is what inspired that post. It has done a number on many a child

[–] Odo@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

hands raised to catch a ball which never came down.

That story wasn't even assigned to us. I read The Martian Chronicles for fun as a kid and stumbled into that lovely scene of existential dread.

[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I absolutely loved Martian Chronicles as a 10yo. I found it disturbing, but it also helped me develop a sense of empathy at a critical time when I was a real asshole