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Sum - David Eagleman

Sum

By David Eagleman

  • Release Date: 2009-02-10
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 126 Ratings

Description

At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now.  In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that God is a married couple, or that the universe is running backward, or that you are forced to live out your afterlife with annoying versions of who you could have been.  With a probing imagination and deep understanding of the human condition, acclaimed neuroscientist David Eagleman offers wonderfully imagined tales that shine a brilliant light on the here and now.

Reviews

  • 👌

    4
    By egg$
    Pretty excited to read this one
  • Imaginative

    5
    By Sebastian Schrodinger
    This collection of vignettes was wonderful. It's an engaging and unrestricted contemplation of what one could imagine a possible afterlife being like.
  • Wow

    5
    By Philip_T.
    One of the best books I've read in a while. Worth every penny!
  • In a word?

    5
    By mamawrites
    Marvelous. This book makes me want to LIVE my life after more than fifty years of existing.

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