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Mark Orth
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This passage page 64: “Oblivion is a kind of blessing, too, though one I would prefer not to have to experience.”
Wow. My near death motorcycle accident on July 17, 2020 put me at the doorstep of oblivion. I recall quite clearly how the lights in my life went out so fast when I hit the freeway at 70 mph. It’s why I have a death urge to this day.
Pinhead in Hellraiser says “ Welcome to oblivion. I felt it.
— 31 déc. 2025 05:53
Wow. My near death motorcycle accident on July 17, 2020 put me at the doorstep of oblivion. I recall quite clearly how the lights in my life went out so fast when I hit the freeway at 70 mph. It’s why I have a death urge to this day.
Pinhead in Hellraiser says “ Welcome to oblivion. I felt it.
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is on page 36 of 192
OMG! Now I’m constantly rereading passages and highlighting them with markers. (Not a Kindle book or I’d be obsessively highlighting them in the app!)
— 30 déc. 2025 06:00
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I’ve been delving deeply into the tragedy described in this book. As I read it I find myself Googling various things that I’m reading: how James died, how Vincent died, the book that this author wrote for the latter. A fictional book written right after Vincent committed suicide in 2017. I’m only 20 pages in and I’m already haunted by some facts, like his mom tried also to kill herself after a 2012 breakdown.
— 30 déc. 2025 02:45
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Just starting this one. I’m the estranged father of two boys for over six years now. My oldest Tristan is 20. My youngest Cameron is 17. I moved 425 miles south of where they were born and still live with their mother 16 months ago. I’m drawn to this story of loss after hearing about it on an NPR show.
They are still alive, but seemingly lost to me. Maybe this book will help heal my heart and soul.
— 29 déc. 2025 21:01
They are still alive, but seemingly lost to me. Maybe this book will help heal my heart and soul.