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* TearJerker: As might be expected, the Hard Rain. The goodbyes between Ivy and Cal, and Dinah and Rufus, are appropriately heartbreaking. As is the description of churches throughout the world holding apocalyptic services, with orchestras playing [[AndTheBandPlayedOn until the end]].
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* TearJerker: As might be expected, the Hard Rain. The goodbyes between Ivy and Cal, and Dinah and Rufus, are appropriately heartbreaking. As is the description of churches throughout the world holding apocalyptic services, with orchestras playing [[AndTheBandPlayedOn [[FaceDeathWithDignity until the end]].
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: It's true that Markus is under a lot of stress at the time. However Julia turning up, against all international agreements that heads of state would not be evacuated, especially when he has already been concerned that some countries may have planted sleeper agents among the arkies with a view to attempting a coup, is such an obvious red flag that letting her out into the main population rather than arresting her (if nothing else the Indian, Russian and Chinese representatives should have been very angry about the breach of agreement and demanding her head) is just stupid. The decision to allow Aida and Julia to breed as part of the Seveneves is also arguably an example, especially given Aida's explicit threats. That one is more understandable though given there were only 7 humans left (at least so far as they knew) capable of bearing children.]]
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** [[spoiler: It's true that Markus is under a lot of stress at the time. However Julia turning up, against all international agreements that heads of state would not be evacuated, especially when he has already been concerned that some countries may have planted sleeper agents among the arkies with a view to attempting a coup, is such an obvious red flag that letting her out into the main population rather than arresting her (if nothing else the Indian, Russian and Chinese representatives should have been very angry about the breach of agreement and demanding her head) is just stupid. The decision to allow Aida and Julia to breed as part of the Seveneves is also arguably an example, especially given Aida's explicit threats. That one is more understandable though given there were only 7 humans left (at least so far as they knew) capable of bearing children.]]
** [[spoiler: It's true that Markus is under a lot of stress at the time. However Julia turning up, against all international agreements that heads of state would not be evacuated, especially when he has already been concerned that some countries may have planted sleeper agents among the arkies with a view to attempting a coup, is such an obvious red flag that letting her out into the main population rather than arresting her (if nothing else the Indian, Russian and Chinese representatives should have been very angry about the breach of agreement and demanding her head) is just stupid. The decision to allow Aida and Julia to breed as part of the Seveneves is also arguably an example, especially given Aida's explicit threats. That one is more understandable though given there were only 7 humans left (at least so far as they knew) capable of bearing children.]]
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* ArcFatigue: After you've invested everything you have for almost a thousand pages into the people around the Earth... almost everyone dies, time skips and you are told a long, complicated, fairly unrelated story about the far-future of that universe that doesn't really end neatly.
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* ArcFatigue: After you've invested everything you have for almost a thousand 700 pages into the people around the Earth... almost everyone dies, time skips and you are told a long, complicated, fairly unrelated story about the far-future of that universe that doesn't really end neatly.neatly. The finale is less climactic, and more a slice-of-life summary of the state of the world.
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* NightmareFuel: Just the idea that the human race -- ''7 billion people'' -- has less than two years to live, and very little, if anything, the general population can do about it short of taking government-issued suicide pills. Mention is made of schools having to hire counselors to help children cope with their impending demise. Whatever isn't heartbreaking about the prospect of global annihilation is this trope.
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** [[spoiler: In the former case, there was probably no good answer. Explaining to the not-insubstantial number of Americans why they'd just thrown the (ex-)President of the United States, who a few days prior had fired off nukes in defense of the Cloud Ark, out an airlock (likely after basically a drumhead court martial) would likely have been tricky and arguably would have dumped bad blood in the water, leading to charges of tyranny PSAPS be damned. Doing so right before running off to the ''Ymir'' mission (which Markus knew he was about to have to do) would have made it worse since he wouldn't be around to deal with any criticism. Admitting Julia to GPop would have caught hell from the non-American GPop contingent even if it might have worked to keep her onside (or at least under observation).]]
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* TearJerker: As might be expected, the Hard Rain. The goodbyes between Ivy and Cal, and Dinah and Rufus, are appropriately heartbreaking. As is the description of churches throughout the world holding apocalyptic services, with orchestras playing [[AndTheBandPlayedOn until the end]].
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* ArcFatigue: After you've invested everything you have for almost a thousand pages into the people around the Earth almost everyone dies, time skips and you are told a long, complicated, fairly unrelated story about the far-future of that universe that doesn't really end neatly.
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* ArcFatigue: After you've invested everything you have for almost a thousand pages into the people around the Earth Earth... almost everyone dies, time skips and you are told a long, complicated, fairly unrelated story about the far-future of that universe that doesn't really end neatly.
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* ArcFatigue: After you've invested everything you have for almost a thousand pages into the people around the Earth almost everyone dies, time skips and you are told a long, complicated, fairly unrelated story about the far-future of that universe that doesn't really end neatly.
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Not a YMMV trope, I had just put something similar on the main page.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whatever happens to the expedition to Mars JBF sends out? The spacers assumed that {{No One Could Survive That}}, but no proof is given either way.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whatever happens to the expedition to Mars JBF sends out? The spacers assumed that {{NoOneCouldSurviveThat}}, but no proof is given either way.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whatever happens to the expedition to Mars JBF sends out? The spacers assumed that {{NoOneCouldSurviveThat}}, {{No One Could Survive That}}, but no proof is given either way.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whatever happens to the expedition to Mars JBF sends out?
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whatever happens to the expedition to Mars JBF sends out?out? The spacers assumed that {{NoOneCouldSurviveThat}}, but no proof is given either way.
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: It's true that Markus is under a lot of stress at the time. However Julia turning up, against all international agreements that heads of state would not be evacuated, especially when he has already been concerned that some countries may have planted sleeper agents among the arkies with a view to attempting a coup, is such an obvious red flag that letting her out into the main population rather than arresting her (if nothing else the Indian, Russian and Chinese representatives should have been very angry about the breach of agreement and demanding her head) is just stupid. The decision to allow Aida and Julia to breed as part of the Seveneves is also arguably an example, especially given Aida's explicit threats. That one is more understandable though given there were only 7 humans left (at least so far as they knew) capable of bearing children.]]
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: It's true that Markus is under a lot of stress at the time. However Julia turning up, against all international agreements that heads of state would not be evacuated, especially when he has already been concerned that some countries may have planted sleeper agents among the arkies with a view to attempting a coup, is such an obvious red flag that letting her out into the main population rather than arresting her (if nothing else the Indian, Russian and Chinese representatives should have been very angry about the breach of agreement and demanding her head) is just stupid. The decision to allow Aida and Julia to breed as part of the Seveneves is also arguably an example, especially given Aida's explicit threats. That one is more understandable though given there were only 7 humans left (at least so far as they knew) capable of bearing children.]]]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whatever happens to the expedition to Mars JBF sends out?
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whatever happens to the expedition to Mars JBF sends out?
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not a ymmv trope
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* FeministFantasy: A few reviewers consider the novel to be that.
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* FeministFantasy: A few reviewers consider the novel to be that.
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: It's true that Markus is under a lot of stress at the time. However Julia turning up, against all international agreements that heads of state would not be evacuated, especially when he has already been concerned that some countries may have planted sleeper agents among the arkies with a view to attempting a coup, is such an obvious red flag that letting her out into the main population rather than arresting her (if nothing else the Indian, Russian and Chinese representatives should have been very angry about the breach of agreement and demanding her head) is just stupid. The decision to allow Aida and Julia to breed and as part of the Seveneves is also arguably an example, especially given Aida's explicit threats. That one is more understandable though given there were only 7 humans left (at least so far as they knew) capable of bearing children.]]
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: It's true that Markus is under a lot of stress at the time. However Julia turning up, against all international agreements that heads of state would not be evacuated, especially when he has already been concerned that some countries may have planted sleeper agents among the arkies with a view to attempting a coup coup, is such an obvious red flag that letting her out into the main population rather than arresting her (if nothing else the Indian, Russian and Chinese representatives should have been very angry about the breach of agreement and demanding her head) is just stupid. The decision to allow Aida and Julia to breed and part of the Seveneves is also arguably an example, especially given Aida's explicit threats. That one is more understandable though given there were only 7 humans left capable of bearing children.]]
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: It's true that Markus is under a lot of stress at the time. However Julia turning up, against all international agreements that heads of state would not be evacuated, especially when he has already been concerned that some countries may have planted sleeper agents among the arkies with a view to attempting a coup is such an obvious red flag that letting her out into the main population rather than arresting her (if nothing else the Indian, Russian and Chinese representatives should have been very angry about the breach of agreement and been demanding her head) is just stupid. The decision to allow Aida and Julia to breed and part of the Seveneves is also arguably an example, especially given Aida's explicit treats.threats. That one is more understandable though given there were only 7 humans left capable of bearing children.]]
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