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Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives (Vintage) [Paperback]

David Eagleman (Author)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant very short stories Jun 14 2009
By Eric Lawton TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
These 2-3 page short phi-fi (philosophy-fiction) stories are often laugh-out-loud funny, but quite thought-provoking as well. Not for religious dogmatists as some of these stories poke gentle fun at some pre-conceived notions of gods and heavens, though others are reflections on life in this world. I'm going to read it again tomorrow.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read Sep 14 2009
By S. Latendresse
Format:Hardcover
Each of the short (short!) stories follows the same pattern: "what if the afterlife was...." You think the afterlife is all angels and lyre music? Or that you end up in Heaven or Hell? That you will meet God? This books takes forty such ideas about the afterlife and runs with them to their extreme conclusions - imagine an infinity of each afterlife! Not much utopia here...
Imaginative and full of twists on popular ideas - a fun book to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Eagleman - The Possibilian Jun 6 2011
By sedgewick
Format:Hardcover
That is how the author was dubbed by the New Yorker in an interview about his life, work and "Sum". Possibilities he does offer in his 40 tales of what afterlife might look like and with astonishing fecundity of mind. Of course it's all a bit tongue-in-cheek, yet each story is carefully crafted from scientific or philosophical insights, and each ending with its own unexpected twist, leaving the reader with something to ponder about.
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