Hi Carlina! I think I mentioned to you last week that I preferred reading 2666, and after having finished it, that still holds true (in fact I might even prefer 2666 even more)! Although I would say both had impactful endings on me, not sure if one was more impactful than the other since they differ quite a bit. You mention that the ending to Les guerriers de l’hiver made you feel depressed about human nature and the state of the world, a similar feeling I had after reading the end of Part IV of 2666 - The Part About The Crimes, seeming like a never ending cycle of femicides for no apparent reason at all! Indeed, what is wrong with humanity? I think this question might be above my pay grade, but if I had to answer... I'd say something along the lines of we're all imperfect, sinful creatures, and then when you pair that with the world's social structures, injustices, and what not, you get a recipe for disaster, where humans are capable of doing really terrible things. But don't get me wrong, there's also a lot of good in the world as well! And we're all able to do good too.