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I don't get why people think of Beckett as being "miserable" or even negative in his philosophy. He soaked up life & didn't dwell in misery at all. His novels are filled with humor and an admiration for people who can forge meaning out of destitute or empty experiences. I think it's a fundamental misreading if you get some nihilistic or miserable experience out of reading his books.

If you want to be persuaded, I highly recommend reading "The Letters of Samuel Beckett 1966-1989" & the biography in pic. They're testaments to how much he soaked in life, spending time with his Suzanne, playing tennis and cricket, and meeting & corresponding with young writers. In his letters you see a tenderness & love of life that is more difficult to find in his fiction.