A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings was very difficult for me to read for a variety of reasons; however, I thought it was a well-written story with a beautiful theme about unacceptance. The only vibe I got was really dark the entire way through, because of word choices anywhere from"killing crabs" to "a cry of pain rather than a cry of fear." No one was kind in the story, and everyone was judging the old man or judging each other or judging the world.
Scenes towards the end when the old man was in pain caused my skin to crawl. I couldn't believe the idea that an angel could be mistaken for something evil or demonic. And when he was ignored because there was a lady that turned into a spider, I was actually done. In its own odd way, this story has outlined most of human nature. Though not all humans are inherently evil, most will do anything for personal gain.
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