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JenniferEgnor
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I think we all think about the end of the world or ourselves, if only briefly, at least once a day. We imagine how it will happen—quick, painful? With warning, time to prepare and make final rounds? We consume film, literature, and headlines that talk about it—because we love it. We think we will get the time off from work, lose our worries, lose our financial debts, our jury duties. If we lose these things, will we also lose our sense of⬇️

JenniferEgnor self? If we survive, will we retain our humanity? Humans have been obsessed with this ‘great escape‘ for as long as we have existed. Our oldest myths tell us that. We fantasize about the end—but when it comes, will we actually be ready for it? Will we accept it? What if it isn‘t the kind of end that we want? What makes one more terrible than another? With all we have done and continue to do to each other, do we deserve to go on existing? 2w
JenniferEgnor Each chapter discusses a different way we think our doom will arrive, using art, literature, film, history, modern events. The world seems an uneasy place these days, with sociopaths in the halls of power. The real question is, what will we choose to do with what we have? 2w
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JenniferEgnor
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A conversation with the author about his latest book.

Link to listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club/id1158913265?i=1000652169412

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Chelsea.Poole
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“Everybody dies, everything ends—but not now. Not now.”

This book covers the end of the world as we know it, or at least the end of humanity, and how that may come to pass. Chapters feature ways we‘ll go out like pandemics, nuclear weapons, climate change, overpopulation, war, cosmic events and more. Far from depressing, this was a fun look at the way humans have thought about the end of times over many years, through books, movies, etc.

AmyG Sounds fun 😳🤣 2mo
JenniferEgnor I was thinking about checking out this book when I saw it… 2mo
Chelsea.Poole @amyg ok, maybe the “fun” in my review wasn‘t the right word 😂 2mo
Gissy Sounds so interesting 👍Stacked! 2mo
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booklover3258
Day by Day Armageddon | J. L. Bourne
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What a great zombie book. Looking forward to reading more in the series.

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtube.com/shorts/HoFR9PNHDc4?feature=share

Enjoy!

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catiewithac
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#NYT new book preview for Jan ‘25. Excited for this one! #TBR

DogMomIrene This one does sound good! 5mo
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Awk_Word_Smith
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“(Crowley) rather liked people. It was major failing in a demon. Oh, he did his best to make their short lives miserable, because that was his job, but nothing he could think up was half as bad as the stuff they thought up themselves. They seemed to have a talent for it. It was built into the design, somehow. They were born into a world that was against them in a thousand little ways, and then devoted most of their energies to making it worse.”

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Awk_Word_Smith
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When in doubt: read a Neil Gaiman book.

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swynn
Defying Doomsday | Tsana Dolichva, Holly Kench
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(2016) Here's a mostly-excellent collection of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic stories featuring protagonists with disabilities. Standouts for me are Stephanie Gunn's "To take into the air my quiet breath," about sisters with cystic fibrosis who survive a global plague; and John Chu's "Selected afterimages of the fading," about an apocalypse in which inattention causes the world to fade. I also quite liked Janet Edwards's "I will remember you."

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Anoukeboek
Good Omens | Neil Gaiman
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I don't think I've ever even thought this, but the TV series were better. There were way too many characters, who did of said funny things that envolved the plot, but had no substance. It was however easy to follow, and I moderatly enjoyed the time, but I expected more. Maybe if I read it before I saw the series it would have been better, but we'll never know.
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TheIntrovertedDodoBird I agree that the series is better! Good Omens is my least favourite Neil Gaiman novel. Neverwhere and The Graveyard Book are absolutely amazing! 10mo
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wanderinglynn
Good Omens | Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
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Happy Good Omens publish day anniversary! 🎉🥳

May your day be filled with ineffable joy 💜

Scochrane26 Your Funkos are holding different objects than mine. I love Good Omens! 13mo
wanderinglynn @Scochrane26 I have 3 sets- also with the flaming sword & tire iron, and then with ice cream & a popsicle. 13mo
Velvetfur Those little Funkos are adorable! They look just like them 😂 13mo
Scochrane26 @wanderinglynn I have the flaming sword & tire iron ones, I knew about another set but didn‘t know there‘s 3. 13mo
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