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** After spending most of the novel fairly passive, Jukka shows his true colours and [[spoiler:brutally attacks and tortures Siri for little reason other than to prove a point.]]

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** After spending most of the novel fairly passive, Jukka shows his true colours and [[spoiler:brutally attacks and tortures Siri for little reason other than to prove a point.]]point]].



** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.

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** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - -- he can't figure out ''how''.''how''.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: To what extent Rorschach is a BigDumbObject? While it being non-sentient is crucial to the central theme of the novel, we only have the cast's word to go on anything pertaining to it, and the scope of their insight is still limited.

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what extent Rorschach is a BigDumbObject? While it being non-sentient is crucial to the central theme of the novel, we only have the cast's word to go on anything pertaining to it, and the scope of their insight is still limited.limited.
** Sarasti is both more ''human'' and more ''humane'' than Siri gives him credit for. Case in point: their final conversation, in which Sarasti [[spoiler:(a) displays empathy, (b) asks Siri's forgiveness, and (c) admits, "I don't know what I'm doing."]]
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* {{Narm}}: For many readers, the sci-fi reimagining of vampires as an as-yet undiscovered prehistoric human subspecies is difficult to take seriously, especially when the novel wraps themes about human inferiority around them.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: At one point, Sarasti is shown analyzing some data presented as a bunch of screaming faces. Believe it or not, it's based on an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernoff_face actual method of data representation]].
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Misuse: Doesn't mention audiences being turned off from the work.


** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The book is so bleak that you may wonder why you bothered reading it. [[spoiler:Everyone dies, the planet is doomed, and the very things that make us human have damned us to extinction and we never should have evolved sapience.]]

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** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The book is so bleak that you may wonder why you bothered reading it. [[spoiler:Everyone dies, the planet is doomed, and the very things that make us human have damned us to extinction and we never should have evolved sapience.]]
''how''.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: To what extent Rorschach is a BigDumbObject? While it being non-sentient is crucial to the central theme of the novel, we only have the cast's word to go on anything pertaining to it, and the scope of their insight is still limited.

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The book is so bleak that you may wonder why you bothered reading it. [[spoiler:Everyone dies, the planet is doomed, and the very things that make us human have damned us to extinction and we never should have evolved sapience.]]



** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.

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** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.''how''.
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The book is so bleak that you may wonder why you bothered reading it. [[spoiler:Everyone dies, the planet is doomed, and the very things that make us human have damned us to extinction and we never should have evolved sapience.]]
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The book is so bleak that you may wonder why you bothered reading it. [[spoiler:Everyone dies, the planet is doomed, and the very things that make us human have damned us to extinction and we never should have evolved sapience.]]

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** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.
* UnfortunateImplications: The fact that autistic people are apparently descended from vampires and even without the supernatural aspects is specifically the HollywoodAutism type (i.e. LackOfEmpathy) to the point where they're put in the exact same category as psychopaths is questionable at best.

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** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.
* UnfortunateImplications: The fact that autistic people are apparently descended from vampires and even without the supernatural aspects is specifically the HollywoodAutism type (i.e. LackOfEmpathy) to the point where they're put in the exact same category as psychopaths is questionable at best.
''how''.
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* UnfortunateImplications: The fact that autistic people are apparently are descended from vampires and even without the supernatural aspects is specifically the HollywoodAutism type (i.e. LackOfEmpathy) to the point where they're put in the exact same category as psychopaths is questionable at best.

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* UnfortunateImplications: The fact that autistic people are apparently are descended from vampires and even without the supernatural aspects is specifically the HollywoodAutism type (i.e. LackOfEmpathy) to the point where they're put in the exact same category as psychopaths is questionable at best.
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* UnfortunateImplications: The fact that autistic people (along with psychopaths) are descended from vampires and even without the supernatural aspects is specifically the HollywoodAutism type (i.e. LackOfEmpathy) is questionable at best.

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* UnfortunateImplications: The fact that autistic people (along with psychopaths) are apparently are descended from vampires and even without the supernatural aspects is specifically the HollywoodAutism type (i.e. LackOfEmpathy) to the point where they're put in the exact same category as psychopaths is questionable at best.
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** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.

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** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.''how''.
* UnfortunateImplications: The fact that autistic people (along with psychopaths) are descended from vampires and even without the supernatural aspects is specifically the HollywoodAutism type (i.e. LackOfEmpathy) is questionable at best.

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* TearJerker - [[spoiler:Chelsea's death, via flashback.]]

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[[spoiler:Chelsea's death, via flashback.]]
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* TearJerker - [[spoiler:Chelsea's death, via flashback.]]

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* TearJerker - [[spoiler:Chelsea's death, via flashback.]]]]
** Siri's reaction. He never gets to say goodbye - he can't figure out ''how''.
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** After spending most of the novel fairly passive, Jukka shows his true colours and [[spoiler: brutally rapes and tortures Siri for little reason other than to prove a point.]]

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** After spending most of the novel fairly passive, Jukka shows his true colours and [[spoiler: brutally rapes [[spoiler:brutally attacks and tortures Siri for little reason other than to prove a point.]]
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel - Most of the scenes inside ''Rorschach''.

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Most of the scenes inside ''Rorschach''.
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** After spending most of the novel fairly passive, Jukka shows his true colours and [[spoiler: brutally rapes and tortures Siri for little reason other than to prove a point.

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** After spending most of the novel fairly passive, Jukka shows his true colours and [[spoiler: brutally rapes and tortures Siri for little reason other than to prove a point.]]
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** After spending most of the novel fairly passive, Jukka shows his true colours and [[spoiler: brutally rapes and tortures Siri for little reason other than to prove a point.

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