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Awakening (Dead Forever, #1)
by
William Campbell (Goodreads Author)
Imagine a world where death is merely an inconvenience. A new body awaits and we resume living, fully aware of the past, but at a price -- eternal life as slaves to masters who forbid individuality. For rebels who refuse to conform, the final solution is perpetual amnesia, removing all knowledge of past lives. One victim of the memory-wipe struggles to decipher his dreams...more
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(first published January 1st 2010)
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This book frustrated me to no end. It had the potential to be a really good read. The concept is intriguing and the writing solid. When it's dealing with the core subject matter of the war against the Association, it's enjoyable. Unfortunately, 2/3 of this book is wasted wandering in and out of stream of consciousness dreams and describing ad nauseum the protagonist's tiresome escapades into meaningless activities like club-hopping, drinking beers at the beach, grooming, shopping for clothes, et...more
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It is relatively rare that I stop reading a book. I usually persist out of sheer obstinateness. I couldn't be bothered here.[return][return]It took way too long to begin to figure out what was happening with the protagonist -- it was beginning to be evident that people were reincarnated... [return][return]I got maybe a quarter of the way through and gave up. Too much thriller, too much coyness in drawing out the awakening, I suppose. Maybe I was expecting more sci-fi. Maybe I just hadn't gotten...more
I came across a book title that immediately caught my eye: “Dead Forever: Awakening.” Interesting... This of course prompted me to visit Amazon’s website in order to find out a little more about the book. The words “Imagine a world where death is merely an inconvenience” jumped off the proverbial page at me and I found myself immediately intrigued by the concept. Who wouldn't want to live forever? Even if “living forever” ultimately meant living a full life, experiencing a real death and then fi...more
Dead Forever: Awakening (Book 1 of a trilogy) by William Campbell brings us into a world of human beings who have cultivated reincarnation into a procedure conceptually as simple as an appendix removal. You die and you get a brand new adult body, complete with all the emotional and experiential memories you possessed at death for an eternity of cycles. Sounds pretty good. Sign me up for bungee jumping, parachuting, etc.
But not so fast. In this world, your replenished self faces a life of monoto...more
But not so fast. In this world, your replenished self faces a life of monoto...more
Strange dreams of fire and loss, visions of familiar specters appearing from nowhere, blinding headaches that come to cover confusing bits of memory... This is Carl's reality, as he plugs forward in his bland, monotonous life. Until now. With an unexpected event, his life is turned upside down. He's not who he thought he was, and his current life is nothing more than a farce created by a society determined to erase all individuality. As Carl struggles to figure out what is going on, he begins to...more
Awakening is the first book in William Campbell's Dead Forever series. The book is written in first-person, present tense, which may take some readers a bit of adjustment. William Campbell, has an easy to follow writing style. Each character in Awakening has a unique personality and Campbell does a great job of bringing them to life, his words flow well. William Campbell is very descriptive in his telling of Awakening, but not so much as to make it boring. There were times when Awakening would t...more
A good setup for a series - posing some typical themes (Heaven and Hell, Does God Exist, Reincarnation) with a Matrix-like feel at times. While parts are certainly borrowed from other works (what isn't anymore anyway), the author does have his own unique twist. I'm looking forward to book #2 to see where it is going. Hopefully won't be a disappointment.
Good action, some characters definitely more complete than others. Decent writing.
Good action, some characters definitely more complete than others. Decent writing.
One of the few unknown-author Kindle freebies that I like. Don't be fooled by the low rating. I admit it is not everyone's 'cup of tea'. If you like metaphysical/beyond the mind/mind over matter...well...Even in my 'total escapism' mood, this book is resonating.
Think The Celestine Prophecy in space.
Think The Celestine Prophecy in space.
This was a different and interesting book. It was a little hard for me to get started and I'm not sure I really "liked" it, but the plot was very unique and in the end the story held my interest throughout.
Interesting concept, but the story was not engaging enough to want to read the other 2 books in the trilogy. It read more like a rough draft than a finished story
Jun 30, 2010
Melissa
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read first three chapters and could not get into it. maybe it just wasnt my type of book.
Perpetual reincarnation with the ability to recall all your past lives is what led me to read this free science fiction story for the Kindle. However with the awkward, clunky writing, underdeveloped characters, and The Matrix wannabe sub-characters, it was not an enjoyable read. I won't be picking up the sequel due out this summer.
I would peg this one at about a 2.5. The story really moved along but I am inclined to toward only two stars because the tone of the book was far too cartoonish and non-serious for me to like it very much, or be the least bit interested in the sequel.
Mar 30, 2013
James
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