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Bremen left the hospital and his dying wife and drove east to the sea.

The Hollow Man by Dan Simmons

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Art of Literature by Arthur Schopenhauer

November 12, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Hollow Man – 3/5 Stars This is not the basis of the Kevin Bacon movie, and we’re all the better for it. This book, which I think is filled with some issues throughout, is very compelling and interesting, even if I think the driving narrative behind it is relatively weak over all. Jeremy Bremen is a telepath and a mathematician, and we find him on the worst day of his life, as his wife has finally succumbed to the cancer that had been killing […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art of literature, Arthur Schopenhauer, dan simmons, the hollow man, The Princess Bride, William Goldman

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:596 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: art of literature, Arthur Schopenhauer, dan simmons, the hollow man, The Princess Bride, William Goldman ·
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