Read these if you like Stories That Don't Have Much Backstory; Endings That Are Left To The Reader's Interpretation; Pessimistic Main Characters Who Think The World Hates Them And That They're Unlucky; Titles That Don't Make Sense Until Partway Through The Work; Bad Marriages Where One Character Should Really Leave The Relationship
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A pessimistic father's belief that the world is actively against him and his family displaces his frustration on his wife and son. His opinion may prove to be correct after his child succumbs to a sudden illness.