man im so sad this booboo epilowes r so mean,,! take has gotten so popular and prevented ppl from reading them at all, the epilogues humanize these characters in suuuch a loving and profound way than ppl give it credit for, it asks hard questions and gets hard answers and its good! its good that it challenges the reader to face the more unpleasant and humane side of these characters! it is also REALLY FUNNY ive reread it recently with a friend and i was often having laughing fits and made the experience way more enjoyable than when i read it alone years ago.

| I suppose what I’m asking is, is it worth reading together?

absoLUTELY, i think you need to let go of the preconceptions you have and if youre worried about it being hard to digest i suggest this read order: meat (until you get The Signal to switch) > candy > finish meat