Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
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Book Reviews of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
Book Review: A Huge Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I learned about this book from an interview with the author on NPR. Although
this interview was brief--very little was revealed about the book or the author--I
somehow developed an unreasonable expectation that this book would be a special
one. Perhaps the fact that this book offers speculation of various possible afterlife
scenarios was what primarily excited my interest.
Anyway, reading the vignettes (there are 40 of them), were painfully boring--like
completing an especially tedious and dull task such as weeding a garden. I had to really
push myself to get through the first ten or so. Not a one had any literary or practical
value that I could discern.
Finally, I pitched the book as it seemed a complete waste of my time.
Book Review: Yet another disappointing "view" of the afterlife
Summary: 1 Stars
I thought this "treatment" of the topic of the afterlife was frivolous if not outright silly. Unfortunately I read all the glowing reviews before I read it. When I received the book and read my first few pages, I knew that I would never finish it. I even "fast-forwarded" to some of the latter pages to see if I had failed to give it its due. I was just as disappointed after reading on. I suppose the author is a terrific neuroscientist. He writes well but delivers no content. I don't expect anyone to "give me the goods" on whether or not there even IS an afterlife (no one can know) but I DID expect a more serious attempt than this.Book Review: Latch on, Barnes & Noble bottom feeders!
Summary: 1 Stars
I am truly flummoxed by the sheer quantity of gullible and easily satisfied readers in existence. While my thinking is usually aligned with those featured on NPR, I diverge here. I would hope that because the author is a neuroscientist this book would have provided some memorable and unique insight into what I consider potentially compelling (and typically macabre) subject matter; it does not. I would suggest reading Rahm Emanuel's "The Plan: Big Ideas for America" as a thought-provoking alternative.Book Review: Sum
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the most incoherent book I have owned. I am sorry Amazon does not have a return policy for trash.