cdeane61's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book, though its a little closer to horror than I like to venture.
Just when I started to doubt, bang - a change comes through that gives it it new life (or should that be new afterlife).
Don't really understand the ending, kind of feel like I missed something there. Maybe there is a clue in the reviews below - will take a look.
Just when I started to doubt, bang - a change comes through that gives it it new life (or should that be new afterlife).
Don't really understand the ending, kind of feel like I missed something there. Maybe there is a clue in the reviews below - will take a look.
jmtaylor1981's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting concept for a story but parts of the execution were a bit off. There were a lot of ebbs and flows in the book that ended on a valley instead of a peak. Not bad...Nor great.
froggy2022's review against another edition
1.0
Couldn't finish it. Stopped at page 146. Started well but then became a chore to read.
ame_why's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining and enjoyable
This was an entertaining book. The author put a lot of thought into creating an interesting and believable world for this story, and I enjoyed all the different discoveries the characters came across throughout. The Echo and all its many layers was an interesting way to think of the afterlife. I also found the love story between the two main characters to be much more realistic and relatable than most other books I've read. While at times it was still a bit sappy, it was also kind of refreshing to read about love between two normal, average people.
This was an entertaining book. The author put a lot of thought into creating an interesting and believable world for this story, and I enjoyed all the different discoveries the characters came across throughout. The Echo and all its many layers was an interesting way to think of the afterlife. I also found the love story between the two main characters to be much more realistic and relatable than most other books I've read. While at times it was still a bit sappy, it was also kind of refreshing to read about love between two normal, average people.
elste's review against another edition
4.0
Wow! It has been quite some time since I have read something pioneering and primitive. A story that takes the imagination for a wild ride, compelling the psyche to bend and flex with each new tripping concept.
“We don’t really understand life at all. What it means, what it is, even how it began. Physics tells us things fall apart, but life is the opposite of that. Life grows, spreads, changes. It’s like the reverse of entropy.”
Afterlife delivers on so many levels – a twisted promulgation and a deeply guttural conceptualization of the life, death, life cycle.
“Again. Again. Again. The worlds blurred around him. The sky lowered and loomed. Buildings shook and shattered. Reality flowed like candle wax.”
“We don’t really understand life at all. What it means, what it is, even how it began. Physics tells us things fall apart, but life is the opposite of that. Life grows, spreads, changes. It’s like the reverse of entropy.”
Afterlife delivers on so many levels – a twisted promulgation and a deeply guttural conceptualization of the life, death, life cycle.
“Again. Again. Again. The worlds blurred around him. The sky lowered and loomed. Buildings shook and shattered. Reality flowed like candle wax.”
bassgirl456's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
hayhay321's review against another edition
4.0
This was an intriguing book. At its heart it's a love story, but it seemed to jump genres from crime drama to post-apocalyptic to supernatural thriller. For someone who can generally see a few moves ahead in the plot line, this one took me by surprise and kept me guessing. It also made me stop and think, and gave me a new perspective with which to look around at the seemingly mundane details that make up "life".
dmwhipp's review against another edition
3.0
I was drawn to this after hearing that Ron Howard and Brian Grazer were making a film adapation. An interesting love story that features a love that transcends life itself. Decent enough, but frankly, I found the evil and in the afterlife and the grayness a bit depressing.
library_jones's review against another edition
5.0
Full disclosure: I received a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
[b:Afterlife|33816696|Afterlife|Marcus Sakey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1492464167s/33816696.jpg|54731467] by Marcus Sakey is a thrilling story that features an imaginative and unique take on life after death. It also raises intriguing moral and philosophical questions about life, love, and death. The story is told in a fast-paced 300 pages that contain epic sci-fi action. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading more of Sakey's work.
[b:Afterlife|33816696|Afterlife|Marcus Sakey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1492464167s/33816696.jpg|54731467] by Marcus Sakey is a thrilling story that features an imaginative and unique take on life after death. It also raises intriguing moral and philosophical questions about life, love, and death. The story is told in a fast-paced 300 pages that contain epic sci-fi action. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading more of Sakey's work.