misanthropic
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Her 2012 satirical novel, Where’d You Go, Bernadette, about a misanthropic mother who goes missing, sat on bestseller lists for nearly a year and inspired a movie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
In Vince Gilligan’s hit Apple TV sci-fi drama, Rhea Seehorn’s performance as the misanthropic Carol is a case against total agreement and an argument for arguing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
The author, Will Kernan, was a well-known extremist who wrote the deeply misanthropic “Song of Hate.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025
It is at once unnerving, misanthropic and bleak and, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, it’s produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023
There was more left to explore, but suddenly it seemed like a waste of time; it was impossible that anyone could still be living here, even the most misanthropic recluse.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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