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A Short Stay in Hell
A Short Stay in Hell | Steven L. Peck
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A damned man struggles to find meaning in a library, the dimensions of which are measured in light years.
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Lin3han
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Lin3han
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Existential horror that will twist you up and make you wonder about what will happen to YOU when you die. A take on “The Library of Babel”, Peck designs the perfect Hell where you can escape- even if it takes longer than time itself exists in our universe.
It reminded me a lot of Waiting For Godot. I put this book down and stared blankly ahead for at least 5 minutes. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #twowitches #hauntedshelf

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MatchlessMarie
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Oh look a glimmer of hope 💀

Ruthiella Not sure it‘s a good trade off! 😂 4mo
TheBookgeekFrau 🤣🤣 4mo
OrangeMooseReads Finally! 😆 4mo
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TripleGoddess27
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The entire premise of a book set in hell initially felt predictable to me. But what was surprising, unsettling, and incredible about this book was the sense of time and futility. In a place where existence is nearly infinite, can anything even matter? Peck very quickly draws you in to this powerful, short novel. It lingers for me. And somehow, I finished the book seeing the world as both more bleak and more hopeful at the same time.

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This novella openly declares it‘s influenced by Borges‘, The Library of Babel (I didn‘t know it) & turns his notion of an impossibly huge library into a philosophical exploration of life, love & religion. A man dies, goes to hell and is put in a huge library with one task that guarantees freedom. Perhaps silly, it has a horror/sci-fi feel & I couldn‘t put down. As with philosophy, questions raised go unanswered, but the story ends satisfyingly tho

dabbe Wow. That cover makes my head hurt! 😂 5mo
The_Book_Ninja @dabbe 🤣Sorry 5mo
Bookwomble Borges story is fantastic, so stepping off from that sounds intriguing. 5mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble I‘ll look out for it 👀 5mo
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rachelsbrittain
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Hell, for some, is an endless library where you must constantly search for your life story in spite of the almost infinite number of books. This was an interesting little novella though I would've liked a bit more pondering about the religious philosophy. The way culture was detected changing among a near-immortal group of people was fascinating, though sometimes the directions it took were disturbing.

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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures
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My flight home was cancelled while I was en route to the airport, giving me an extra day with my parents.

So we visited the Little Library in Hell.
And yes, I left with a book 😈 📚🖤❤️

Soubhiville Ok that‘s pretty awesome! 🖤 3y
Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures @Soubhiville right? Such a cool find! 3y
Chrissyreadit That‘s very cool! 3y
marleed I‘m mean if one is going to Hell they should return with a book! 3y
Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures @Chrissyreadit & @marleed right?? It‘s the only proper thing to do! 3y
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MrBook
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I was tagged by two incredibly terrific Littens who I‘m so grateful and blessed to be friends with ☺️, @kspenmoll and @ju.ca.no 🤗! Grateful to another special Litten as well, the one who started this hashtag, the legendary @Cinfhen 🤗! Sorry it took me some time to get to this 🙈

These are my #Top6Reads so far this year! 😁 Tough decision to make since I‘ve read many great ones not here, like Pachinko!

I think everyone‘s been tagged by now. 😆

kspenmoll Love your post; Neil Gaiman‘s tiny book was wonderful!! (edited) 5y
Reecaspieces Interesting!!! 5y
jb72 Art Matters was so good. 5y
Cinfhen Yay!!! So glad you‘ve shared your list!! I‘m still missing @Reggie @saresmoore @LauraBeth @shawnmooney IT‘S NOT TO LATE🙏🏻😘 5y
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GDLeon
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Who wants to live forever? Do you actually understand forever? I loved the story and I admit I found it pretty shocking. Btw - bureaucracy can be hell, but bureaucracy in hell is hilarious.

MrBook Agreed! 6y
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