Our group was actually split in their answers–some felt the happy lie would be better and others felt that a life lived in a lie is no life at all. What about you? Would you rather live in a happy lie or with knowledge of the full, terrifying truth? Is there a moral obligation to inform people fully of what they’re entering or have found themselves in? Or is there a moral obligation to keep certain information from people in order to help them maintain their sanity? Especially when previous evidence shows that the truth results in less than desirable outcomes?
The biggest thread in this story that I found myself pondering was the morality of choosing a life for other people without their consent. As Ethan works to uncover the truth, he finds that the truth is far more bizarre than he could have dreamed up on his own. The stories follow the journey of Ethan Burke as he finds himself in Wayward Pines, Idaho and tries to figure out what in the world is going on in this strange small town that seems to be stuck somewhere in 1950. This series of thrillers gives a reader plenty to think about as it explores the concept of making decisions for other people and deciding what is best for someone else.
The Wayward Pines Trilogy by Blake Crouch. I think I’d rather just do a short discussion and perhaps interesting talking points from our discussion.
Truthfully I don’t think I’m going to do my traditional book review format with these (but I might change my mind). I recently joined a book club and so I’ve been doing some extra reading and actually getting to sit down face-to-face with other people to talk BOOKS! Here’s a new book reading segment that will appear here from time to time.
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