We Are the Ants: Shaun David Hutchinson

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Physicists have theorized that we live in an infinite and infinitely expanding universe, and that everything in it will eventually repeat. There are infinite copies of your mom and your dad and your clothes-stealing little sister. There are infinite copies of you. Despite what you’ve spent your entire life believing, you are not a special snowflake. Somewhere out there, another you is living your life. Chances are, they’re living it better. They’re learning to speak French or screwing their brains out instead of loafing on the couch in their boxers, stuffing their face with bowl after bowl of Fruity Oatholes while wondering why they’re all alone on a Friday night. But that’s not even the worst part. What’s really going to send you running over the side of the nearest bridge is that none of it matters. I’ll die, you’ll die, we’ll all die, and the things we’ve done, the choices we’ve made, will amount to nothing. Kai's analysis on the subtle messages on the book re: Feminism and Sexuality is on-point and I couldn't agree more. Avoid using sprays, bombs, or foggers since these don't kill the colonies but can damage your lungs and be accidentally ingested. Henry Denton's narrative is so compelling, nihilistic and hilarious. He's a smart, witty and very funny human being, prone to one tragic misfortune after another. The way he portrays and explores the world around him is excellent, showing us intricate family bonds, friendships, love and all the wonder and horror of the world we live in. abundance are revered as gods; and even those who have never basked in the light of glory secretly desire it, regardless of what they say to the contrary. Popularity can transform an otherwise normal kid into a narcissistic, ego-obsessed, materialistic asshole".

Our main character has been abducted by aliens. They give him a choice. A choice where the fate of the world rests on his shoulder. He's been given 144 days to decide whether he wants to end to world or save it. But Henry isn't sure whether he wants to. The novel is narrated by 15-year-old Henry Denton. He and his boyfriend Jesse Franklin recently committed suicide, but the reason for their suicide was not known. Henry blamed himself for it because he felt like he could have done something to prevent it from happening. Henry also blames himself for his father’s absence in his life, since they hardly ever talk since his parents divorced years ago. Henry lives with Charlie, who dropped out of college and works at a restaurant as a waiter. Nana (Henry’s grandmother) has Alzheimer’s disease and lives with them too. Also, I found all of these resources from The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan, which is another amazing book that I completely recommend for anyone looking for more books that center around mental illness. And I’m obvious not a therapist, but my DMs will always be open for anyone who just needs a friend to talk to. You are deserving of love and happiness, sometimes it just takes a little while to find those things, but I promise you are worthy of them. And I promise that you matter. So wonderful. He says he has ADHD. He was an average kid in school. One of the themes in is books is that his main character is average who is presented with extraordinary things to do. He wants to give the nerds a place to shine in the world.I want you to read this book. And, some of you, I know, will never actually read this book... whether because it isn’t your taste or you’re too busy or you just don’t enjoy reading… but I want you to read it, anyway. Like, I know if you started reading this book, you would want to keep reading this book, and I don’t think you would regret reading it. It’s just that kind of book. As the story unfolds, readers learn that Henry has lost his boyfriend, Jesse, to suicide, has an extremely complicated and dysfunctional home life, is having a secret affair with his most vengeful bully, and has had the fate of the world placed in his hands. The aliens, that Henry calls sluggers, have revealed that the world will end on January 29, 2016, and he has the power to stop it by simply pushing a button. Condemned to daily suffering, will Henry save the world? …show more content… Henry comes up with a number of different possible doomsday scenarios for how the world could end. What does his ability to think up all these catastrophes tell you about what kind of person he is? Do any of the scenarios reflect on how he feels about his fellow man? Do any of these seem likely to ever happen? One of my favorite Vonnegut quotes is, "Do you realize that all great literature is all about what a bummer it is to be a human being? Isn't it such a relief to have someone say that?"

As the deadline draws closer, Henry searches for evidence that the world is worth saving—in the bully who wants to be with Henry in secret but terrorizes him in public; in Audrey, his former best friend, who used to be an enormous part of his life; in the new student who adds some mystery into Henry's life; and Henry's family members, each dealing with their own struggles. Sure, there are moments when life isn't so bad, but Henry has to decide whether humanity is worth saving or if letting the world end would also end his own emotional anguish. Interessant waren auch Henrys Theorien, wie und warum die Welt enden könnte, die zwischen den Kapiteln immer mal wieder auftauchen. I’m not someone who judges a book by the number of trigger warnings it needs. To be honest, the pre-release discussion around Ninth House really pissed me off, because a book doesn’t need to be under a certain restriction for the number of difficult topics it’s allowed to include. And in Ninth House, everything that was included was included for a reason. Vacuum ants and either empty the bag immediately or add cornstarch to the bag. When you've eliminated the ants you can see, wipe up the area with warm, soapy water to eliminate the chemical trail they've left for other ants in their colony to follow.Extraterrestrials offer depressed, acerbic Henry Denton the chance to save the Earth from certain destruction by pressing a red button. It's a book worth reading. You'll form strong opinions about the characters...( positive and negative). It's the type of story which could be read several time... as the layers are endless.

With such a serious decision to make, readers might think it would be a good idea to keep Henry happy. That brings us to the second anchoring point that appears throughout the novel, the suicide of Jesse. Henry loved his boyfriend and believes that he, Henry, was responsible for his boyfriend's death. Henry is bullied in school both for his belief in aliens (Space Boy) and for his openly homosexual relationship that he had enjoyed with Jesse. One of the biggest bullies is a very rich high school athlete, Marcus. This appears quite strange because Marcus and Space Boy are in a covert homosexual relationship that developed as Henry tried to find a substitute friend to fill the void resulting from Jesse's suicide. The many, many incidents of school bullying center more on the alien factor than the homosexual one. How does Nana describe her Alzheimer’s disease? How does Henry feel about her decline? What effect does her disease have on the different members of Henry’s family? We may not get to choose how we die, but we can chose how we live. The universe may forget us, but it doesn't matter. Because we are the ants, and we'll keep marching on."

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I loved reading this book, however, about 40% of this bored me to death and just seemed like every other contemporary. What really stopped me from giving this below 3 stars was the ending. It was worth it and just plain beautiful. a b "Ban on 52 Books in Largest Utah School District is a Worrisome Escalation of Censorship". PEN America. 2022-08-01 . Retrieved 2022-08-05. But now, things have changed. The aliens have recently given Henry a choice. He can choose to save the world, OR he can watch it all end in just a mere 144 days. I loved Audrey, she always tried to be a good friend and stood up against people who acted like assholes (except this one time where she said suicide is egoistic, please don't do that).

For the last few years, aliens have periodically abducted Henry Denton. As if high school wasn't already difficult to deal with. The aliens don't tell Henry what they want from him or why they've chosen him, but apart from leaving him nearly naked in strange places all over his Florida town, they haven't hurt him too badly. Astronomy is an important part of Henry’s life, helping him make sense of what’s happening to him and his place in the world. Choose a topic from the world of astronomy to learn more about, and write a report about what you discover.Depression isn't a war you win. It's a battle you fight every day. You never stop, never get to rest. It's one bloody fray after another.”This story is truly holds such an important discussion about mental illness and how it is something that you have to always manage and keep up with, because it never goes away, no matter how many alien abductions happen. And I’m going to leave some numbers here: Plus I absolutely adored the fact that Henry being homosexual wasn't a big deal at all. Don't get me wrong I love how this topics becomes more and more important and talked about but I also love seeing it as a normal part of our life, without being the point of attention. Because that's how it should be. Normal. the fact that i enjoyed a book about aliens makes me worried that i was abducted and brainwashed by aliens. lol. Not that I would know. I have never been, nor wanted to be, popular. Popularity is the reason Marcus ridicules me in public and makes out with me when we're alone". Henry fragt im Laufe der Geschichte immer wieder andere Charaktere, ob sie die Welt retten würden und bekommt unterschiedliche Antworten.