dkai's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
2.0
Really wanted more imagination from this, a lot of it felt like things you've probably thought of before and weirdly situated in a Western Christian headspace
clarat18's review against another edition
4.0
I can’t tell if this book is fantastic or it’s just the memorable stories that are fantastic. As I got further into the 40 stories there were clear repeating themes, repeating ideas, etc. Yes, some of these stories are incredible and yes, I would recommend it, but at a certain point it seemed better for some to be more fleshed out and some to just be cut.
teastojanovska's review against another edition
4.0
"Humans have discovered that they cannot stop Death, but at least they can spit in his drink" - if that's not that epitomy of the younger generations, i don't know what is. This book is deeply phylosophical but also entertaining and silly at the same time. The end of the second chapter blew my mind. This is the second book that i've read this year that, casually or not, mentions the possiblity of humanity destroying itself. The death switch was eerly realistc, creepy, and not far from giving someone an actual future idea.
ilseoo's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. A very interesting and intelligent little short story collection.
roster's review against another edition
The book was fine, I just lost interest in the middle of it, with all of the repeated gods this and afterlives that(which was, admittedly to be expected- it's in the title, after all). It was fun to think about, but I think I'd rather I finish this some other time.
teacherseth's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
provaprova's review against another edition
4.0
40 very short stories in the tradition of Borges, Calvino, and Stanislaw Lem (in ascending order). Overall, pretty good, although naturally the quality level varies considerably and the parables that spoke to me will not speak to others.
abbysalmon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
sujithpadar's review against another edition
5.0
Funny, wicked short stories that break the usual patterns of thinking about life.