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I’ll finish this tomorrow.
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12-15-2017, 12:58 PM | #22 |
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This book is interesting to say the least. Some ideas are out there lol.
The first story actually is pretty dam dope lol. I was like ok that was a surprise Got a couple favorites in here but I’ll wait until everyone is done to give my full Review. But so far(32 of 40 chptr read) so good |
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Word once enough people finish it I’ll add it don’t wanna ruin it lol. But yo I’m done and this book was a trip. Very interesting language and ideas. Good read for sure
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still a few days left to the month
im gonna blaze thru this this week will be back |
12-29-2017, 09:12 AM | #26 |
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12-29-2017, 12:46 PM | #27 |
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Sweet!
I finished it a couple of weeks ago, shall post thoughts soon. |
12-29-2017, 06:39 PM | #28 |
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12-30-2017, 11:22 AM | #29 |
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6 or 7 years after I first read this I really enjoyed it again. It's not a book to read in a short period of time, it's best to dip in and out by reading a few chapters every day or two. I found that when I read half of the book in one sitting it started to feel repetitive, but by breaking it up a bit more it makes it far more enjoyable. I love the concept of the afterlife, so this appealed to me when I first read it and it still appeals to me now. I enjoyed the creativity of all of the chapters, even though some were a little dull. My favourites were the following:
Metamorphosis - You live on in the afterlife until your name is spoken for the last time. I liked that this was considered beyond sentimentality, by thinking about the types of people who wouldn't want to be there. Great Expectations - Everyone signs up to a virtual afterlife where you can choose what you want to be, but upon death they're disappointed to find out it was a con, and they're in the stereotypical version of heaven with fluffy clouds and harps. This one made me laugh because I could imagine humans getting completely duped by it. Will-o'-the-Wisp - You can watch anything happening on earth on a TV screen, however, only the sinners are allowed to watch as it's seen as a form of torture to see your loved ones disappoint, grow old and die. Prism - You're split into multiple versions of yourself at all different ages. I found this very clever because I'd often thought about what body you'd become in a hypothetical afterlife. Subjunctive - You share an afterlife with hundreds of different versions of yourself, who have made better or worse choices than you did. I really liked this one, probably my favourite of them all. The thought of seeing the better and lesser versions of yourself and growing to hate them all was very funny but also thought provoking. I initially gave this a 4/5 when I first reviewed it years ago, and I think I'll stick with that. Though at times it became repetitive I found that overall it was such an enjoyable concept that it managed to go beyond that. 4/5 |
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Word this was an outstanding book. Lots of great ideas
Honestly I only disliked a few of them, mostly the shorter ones as they didn’t have to much context Loved the one about choosing your own after life before you died. Thought that was very interesting and telling lol. Even in the after life niggas get bored and complacent? Word lol. What I found interesting about the subjunctive is almost how predictable that scenario is. As soon as I started reading and realized the plot, I thought to myself, man I wouldn’t want to see my self more or less successful than I am now. I mean dam that’s a scary perspective to think about. I mean imagine I have thoughts of what ifs all the time. Some good but most bad so I imagine that scene would not be good one to experience over an eternity. Lol Dope book 4/5......I didn’t like that he kept mention god as a she. Fuck that bullshit |
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We still doing this?
Just finished Artemis shit was boss. Starting the the light between oceans. What’s good people |
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Sorry homies I've had the flu for 5 days -_-
I still plan to get to this but we can do a new book for this month obv |
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I’m reading the light between oceans if anyone is interested in that.
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WW2 stuff right? I forget...I seen it at the store the other day tho
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stupid sexy bitch to finer than anyone's woman posted here to i mean she certainly isn't a 10 to she's fine af compared to knuck's wife to silver is a 10 compared to knuck's wife was the destination here. those mental gymnastics tend to stir a morbid curiosity when observed. scintillating read. |
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im have to peep that one u just finished. coincidentally eough I read 5 people u meet in heaven a couple weeks ago....thought it sucked honestly lol. its not the worst thing but it was type boring to me and not really profound at all for the subject content...at least to me anyways.
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