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This is a plot point in one of my most favourite science fiction novels by Roger Zelazny... bit of a spoiler, so ROT13: _Qbbejnlf va gur Fnaq_ which still has my favourite life…
by WillAdams · Oct 7, 2026
The book is provocative on purpose: a person with "no emotions" spends pages and pages describing his subjective experience and feelings. So much more than a normal sci-fi book.…
by killerstorm · Oct 5, 2026
I read this book and its sequel a few years ago. Interesting conceptual book that touches on some very weird ideas, which I enjoyed. But I wouldn't call it my favorite book. It'…
by jillesvangurp · Oct 5, 2026
You make a bit of weed overgrowing a bit of pavement that's slightly broken sound like that scene in Idiocracy when the protagonist looks out of a window for the first time, com…
by customguy · Oct 3, 2026
You claim to have the same goal as the protagonist of that article, yet try to shoot him down. He does give information, namely the culture there factually being inconducive to…
by Loquebantur · Oct 3, 2026
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A protagonist is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles and choices. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. Read more on Wikipedia