The Happy Unfortunate - Robert Silverberg

[@Daleksaresupreme1]

These days it really helps my mood to dive into something old that's new to me, this was a wonderful little find

[@franksavage8730]

Who does that FANTASTIC art on all these covers?

[@n.b.2164]

I agree. Good story. I enjoyed it.

[@JamesPawson]

Silverberg shines here, surprised he didn't include this in his _Phases of the Moon_ collection. The themes in this story really resonate with evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa's non-fiction book _The Intelligence Paradox._

[@stephencharman9604]

Perhaps inspired by the difficulties a lot of professional soldiers face trying to merge back into society after war service

[@Daleksaresupreme1]

In that respect it's very similar to the hero by George R R Martin

[@grahepo]

such a tragedy, a good friend died while a stupid never content man lived to be stupid and never content for the rest of his life

[@rachel_v_k]

Not for the rest of his life. At the end, he realized that he had hope with Laynie. That she was actually beautiful in a real, not artificial, way. And there was a future for him. He accepted what he was and realized that his life had far more hope than the Earthers or trying to be like them. I saw that Rolf grew as a character by the end.

[@spades6916]

True and takes he’s girl

[@RightNowMan]

Twenty seven

[@TinaJesse859]

Written badly and horrendously verbose along with being read awfully.

[@abidesthedood3490]

You are a rotten human. You are the problem.