Your post made me think of books like The Prize, The Broadcast (which I haven't finished yet, and The Martian. There is no cure for Alzheimers yet but the way the author describes the hunt for the cure in The Prize sounds totally realistic to my non-science oriented brain. In The Broadcast a scientist speculates on how the television network is able to obtain videos of past events (murders, world wars, etc.). And in The Martian when Mark Whatney has to survive alone on Mars. Each of those books astounds me with how carefully the author portrays things that haven't happened to make the reader think "well isn't that the answer right there!!" Because the average reader doesn't know enough to know if what is written could be reality, but it's close enough to sound good
Past-Life Regression
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I agree completely. I felt that there wasn't enough credibility and they just accepted it. At the very least a little more skepticism would've made the whole situation a little more relatable, or understandable. And her kissing him during the trance episodes bothered me slightly, and I think it should've bothered him. There was a slight question of consent, since she wasn't 'all there'. Sure, they had feelings for each other and to them that made it all right but I felt like that should've been addressed.cristinaro wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 06:55 Well, the past-life interludes were not exactly realistic to me. In many instances, I had the impression Alex treated everything too carelessly and light-heartedly. Besides, he does not seem to have any problem in Angela kissing him during her trance episodes. Did you notice that the action takes place between August 3 and September 15? Let's say they were lovers in other lives and their instant connection is explainable as such. However, there are too many things happening too fast over a very short period of time. I would have liked the past-life episodes to be much more detailed for the story to gain credibility.
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When Angela said she wished she could remember that kiss as if it were something romantic it really annoyed me. It's not romantic. He kissed her when she was a complete stranger. It's creepy. I don't like when an author's use "well they fell in love in the end" to justify actions of certain characters.bclayton13 wrote: ↑23 Jun 2018, 23:38
I agree completely. I felt that there wasn't enough credibility and they just accepted it. At the very least a little more skepticism would've made the whole situation a little more relatable, or understandable. And her kissing him during the trance episodes bothered me slightly, and I think it should've bothered him. There was a slight question of consent, since she wasn't 'all there'. Sure, they had feelings for each other and to them that made it all right but I felt like that should've been addressed.
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kfwilson6 wrote: ↑24 Jun 2018, 18:06Absolutely! That was a major sticking point for me, and it made it difficult for me to accept their relationship at the end.bclayton13 wrote: ↑23 Jun 2018, 23:38
I agree completely. I felt that there wasn't enough credibility and they just accepted it. At the very least a little more skepticism would've made the whole situation a little more relatable, or understandable. And her kissing him during the trance episodes bothered me slightly, and I think it should've bothered him. There was a slight question of consent, since she wasn't 'all there'. Sure, they had feelings for each other and to them that made it all right but I felt like that should've been addressed.
When Angela said she wished she could remember that kiss as if it were something romantic it really annoyed me. It's not romantic. He kissed her when she was a complete stranger. It's creepy. I don't like when an author's use "well they fell in love in the end" to justify actions of certain characters.
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I agree that it was weird that Alex just accepted Angela's strange behavior too easily. As for the question of consent, it was on the high part of the "ewww" scale for me. The first time he saw her (talking to the painting), they were complete strangers so it's not like they had feelings for each other at that point.bclayton13 wrote: ↑23 Jun 2018, 23:38I agree completely. I felt that there wasn't enough credibility and they just accepted it. At the very least a little more skepticism would've made the whole situation a little more relatable, or understandable. And her kissing him during the trance episodes bothered me slightly, and I think it should've bothered him. There was a slight question of consent, since she wasn't 'all there'. Sure, they had feelings for each other and to them that made it all right but I felt like that should've been addressed.cristinaro wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 06:55 Well, the past-life interludes were not exactly realistic to me. In many instances, I had the impression Alex treated everything too carelessly and light-heartedly. Besides, he does not seem to have any problem in Angela kissing him during her trance episodes. Did you notice that the action takes place between August 3 and September 15? Let's say they were lovers in other lives and their instant connection is explainable as such. However, there are too many things happening too fast over a very short period of time. I would have liked the past-life episodes to be much more detailed for the story to gain credibility.
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You're right! Ugh that makes it even worse. And the book tried so very, very hard to explain it away with "but they're soulmates! They loved each other before, in their past lives!" That didn't quite work for me.bookowlie wrote: ↑25 Jun 2018, 13:07I agree that it was weird that Alex just accepted Angela's strange behavior too easily. As for the question of consent, it was on the high part of the "ewww" scale for me. The first time he saw her (talking to the painting), they were complete strangers so it's not like they had feelings for each other at that point.bclayton13 wrote: ↑23 Jun 2018, 23:38I agree completely. I felt that there wasn't enough credibility and they just accepted it. At the very least a little more skepticism would've made the whole situation a little more relatable, or understandable. And her kissing him during the trance episodes bothered me slightly, and I think it should've bothered him. There was a slight question of consent, since she wasn't 'all there'. Sure, they had feelings for each other and to them that made it all right but I felt like that should've been addressed.cristinaro wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 06:55 Well, the past-life interludes were not exactly realistic to me. In many instances, I had the impression Alex treated everything too carelessly and light-heartedly. Besides, he does not seem to have any problem in Angela kissing him during her trance episodes. Did you notice that the action takes place between August 3 and September 15? Let's say they were lovers in other lives and their instant connection is explainable as such. However, there are too many things happening too fast over a very short period of time. I would have liked the past-life episodes to be much more detailed for the story to gain credibility.
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I think your being open minded to the ideas of reincarnation and past-life regression is very undogmatic of you, particularly being Catholic.Miriam Molina wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 18:22 Reincarnation and past-life regression go hand in hand. I am Catholic, but I am open to those ideas because of our concept of purgatory as a place for cleansing in preparation for entering heaven. Going through many lives might be the purgatory that we believe in.
I happen to believe in reincarnation and therefore tend to believe in regression but I've never seen it in practice. Even if the person doesn't go back to previous lives, maybe regression is helpful in other ways such as issues buried in the subconscious.
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Sometimes I look at thinks I purely take as fiction from the standpoint of, IF this were real, is the author's explanation plausible. For instance, if past life regressions are triggered by the spirit of one's former self pulling one into a vision, I find that a little ridiculous. The idea of dreaming about past lives seems a little easier to swallow or even having visions triggered by certain similar experiences. I guess I think of it sort of like deja vu. I don't personally believe that deja vu experiences are memories of a former life I led, but that explanation is plausible to me, if I suspend my personal opinion that reincarnation doesn't happen.AWANDO OGUTU wrote: ↑25 Jun 2018, 13:25 I don't believe in past life regression much the same way I don't believe in reincarnation. I think it's all but fictional.