Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife: On the Other Side Known Commonly As "The Little Book"

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Summary: Seriously Its not meant to be taken Seriously very Seriously
Review: I don't understand some the below reviewers atitudes about this book. Yes, parts of book don't make a lot of sense, but I see that as the authors attempt to get us to look at our belief systems, when glanced at in the same way- are'nt they just as absurd? I think some people including me, came on this book thinking it was going to be another Ishamael- "a book to change the world and give people answers." Rather, it is a book to change your thinking. One thing I got from it was this- the answers to the questions you have gotten in this life, are, like the answers you get in this book, subjective because no one really knows! There are gems of wisdom to be gained from reading this book, I could go on...

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Summary: read it with an open mind,don't forget knowlege is power
Review: I found this book in the middle of other very large beautiful books. I picked it up, read the title and laughed. However I couldn't let my judgmental opinions get in the way of seeing ALL SIDES. If you are very much into paraphsycology, you will understand this book from page one to the ending, however if you are not a very spiritual person, take it with a grain of salt. Use it for you own knowlege, in other words use it as "JUST IN CASE"

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I LOVED this book. The introduction is the best part. It makes the rest of the book so much more fascinating.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I LOVED this book. The introduction is the best part. It makes the rest of the book so much more fascinating.

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Summary: This ain't no Beetlejuice!
Review: I picked this book up thinking it was a spoof on the Beetlejuice idea. Fortunately it tried to answer all the sill thoughts we have about the Afterlife (will my amputated limb be there?) without addressing Religion, spirituality or a Supreme Being. Essentially, the Afterlife as in Life, is what you make of it.

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Summary: The joke is on us.
Review: I was very much looking forward to reading this and getting some insight into the author. At first I could not believe such a popular, acclaimed author could write something so boring and immature. I continued hoping to find something useful. From a religious, spiritual, or metaphysical point of view, there is almost nothing here that makes any sense. Furthermore, the authors reveal their complete ignorance of this topic. I don't remember at what point I realized that they must be kidding and trying to be funny, but I wasn't amused. There is an arrogance that comes through that makes me uncomfortable. I feel silly spending time and money on this nonsense and concern that a large number of people who look to Quinn as a guru might inadvertantly take him seriously. Save your money and learn to meditate, you will learn much more.

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Summary: This must be a spoof
Review: If any of this book is true, you will do everything to prolong your life. What this book describes can only be one person's version of Hell.

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Summary: Save your money.
Review: Quinn's most disappointing novel. While it is written in an entertaining style, reminiscent of Kurt Vonnegut's, it offers few of the profound insights of ISHMAEL and its sequel. I searched for some light, and occasionally found glimmers. Darkness and cynicism are not this author's strong suit.

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Summary: Author's Light Dims
Review: Quinn's most disappointing novel. While it is written in an entertaining style, reminiscent of Kurt Vonnegut's, it offers few of the profound insights of ISHMAEL and its sequel. I searched for some light, and occasionally found glimmers. Darkness and cynicism are not this author's strong suit.

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Summary: Read book description above. It's the best of the book
Review: Reading the back cover of the book, text that is given in the editorial reviews section above, you are reading the most clever, the funniest part of the book. The next best is the Introduction - coincidences, human interaction, human fraility. No need to read beyond that. The book is clever, making marvelous connections to real historical people. Unfortunately, the cleverness is useless when the clever premise and/or connection degrades into drivel ... often close but never successful, funny or perceptive. There's too much good and excellent literature to waste your time on this. Even if you wish to mindlessly kill time, you can easily find better mindless reading.