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DecreMental is the story of Chris, a thirty something reclusive insomniac who for all intents and purposes is going through the motions of life. On a normal commute home from work Chris notices a young boy has fallen into the local river and subsequently rescues him from drowning. Later that evening and for the first time in his life he experiences an episode of sleep paralysis. During this time Chris is visited by three mysterious entities who teach him the law of attraction and give him the ability to remote view his own past. Having lost his mother to cancer at a young age the supernatural gifts given prove too much for Chris not to obsess over his time spent with her as a child. Chris must now travel through the psychedelics of his mind and unlock darker memories from his life in order to keep the law of attraction on his side.
277 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 24, 2018
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July 27, 2018
Unexpectedly good.
I was interested from the start, loved the turn of phrase, spotted a few typos here and there but just didn't care as I was too wrapped up in the highly believable characters and the little bursts of humour and human insight.
As I progressed through the story, a wild surreal ride through the central character's psyche, I imagined a storybook ending and was preparing to give a four star review. The actual ending came up on me like a ninja carrying a bucketful of reality and as it was poured over me I felt grateful for the sense of it all.
A well deserved five stars.
I was interested from the start, loved the turn of phrase, spotted a few typos here and there but just didn't care as I was too wrapped up in the highly believable characters and the little bursts of humour and human insight.
As I progressed through the story, a wild surreal ride through the central character's psyche, I imagined a storybook ending and was preparing to give a four star review. The actual ending came up on me like a ninja carrying a bucketful of reality and as it was poured over me I felt grateful for the sense of it all.
A well deserved five stars.
July 24, 2018
Something to read in one sitting.
A psychedelic, through the looking glass experience set off from a heroic event at a river. Chris is hurled through a fantastical life flash. A read that must have your full attention to understand the ending and meaning of the events that lead to the end.
Mr. Foord gives descriptions of such magnitude that makes it easy to imagine the scenes. I can see the marching monkeys in my own room. That being said, it does need a bit of editing. But all in all, it was a good read.
A psychedelic, through the looking glass experience set off from a heroic event at a river. Chris is hurled through a fantastical life flash. A read that must have your full attention to understand the ending and meaning of the events that lead to the end.
Mr. Foord gives descriptions of such magnitude that makes it easy to imagine the scenes. I can see the marching monkeys in my own room. That being said, it does need a bit of editing. But all in all, it was a good read.
April 13, 2026
I do not consider this my typical read but I am really glad I picked it up and stuck it through. It is clearly written from a male perspective (which is foreign to me and hence interesting to explore) and does not give the BS story trope I expected it to be eg sci-fi/supernatural, male centric, with damsel in destress, thing.
The experience of reading the story is really visceral and feels down to earth realistic, almost gritty, on one hand and on the other hand it is really trippy and makes you guess a lot about what the F... is going on. It also has a few good twists and turns at the story's end which is totally not what a trope book would do.
I loved how the book explores the topic of loss and grief, of existential awareness and power we all have in our lives to live it to the fullest but tend to just take everything for granted, which can make us fall into the trap of mediocracy. It carries a deep moral to it that made me look at my own life and go hmmmm. Well done Daniel! It is very smart and different, and I'm looking forward to talking with you about it.
The experience of reading the story is really visceral and feels down to earth realistic, almost gritty, on one hand and on the other hand it is really trippy and makes you guess a lot about what the F... is going on. It also has a few good twists and turns at the story's end which is totally not what a trope book would do.
I loved how the book explores the topic of loss and grief, of existential awareness and power we all have in our lives to live it to the fullest but tend to just take everything for granted, which can make us fall into the trap of mediocracy. It carries a deep moral to it that made me look at my own life and go hmmmm. Well done Daniel! It is very smart and different, and I'm looking forward to talking with you about it.
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