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The Hollow Man
The Hollow Man | Dan Simmons
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Jeremy Bremen has a secret. All his life he's been cursed with the ability to read minds. He knows the secret thoughts, fears, and desires of others as if they were his own. For years, his wife, Gail, has served as a shield between Jeremy and the burden of this terrible knowledge. But Gail is dying, her mind ebbing slowly away, leaving him vulnerable to the chaotic flood of thought that threatens to sweep away his sanity. Now Jeremy is on the run--from his mind, from his past, from himself--hoping to find peace in isolation. Instead he witnesses an act of brutality that propels him on a treacherous trek across a dark and dangerous America. From a fantasy theme park to the lair of a killer to a sterile hospital room in St. Louis, he follows a voice that is calling him to witness the stunning mystery at the heart of mortality. From the Paperback edition.
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The Hollow Man | Dan Simmons
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I was finding it OK but kinda boring.

When I hit a page mentioning "ni***rtown" followed by a plot of radical Sikhs planning to blow people up I bailed. Sure he might be trying to portray a dumb racist, & maybe in 1992 the idea of terrorist Sikhs wasn't so culturally problematic but I just don't have patience for it, especially when it's not very engaging otherwise.

The concept of hologram like thoughts that we all emanate was kinda cool though.

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The Hollow Man | Dan Simmons
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This could be best described as a 'Quantum Romance". From the book jacket:

"Jeremy Bremen has a secret. All his life he has been cursed with the unwanted ability to read minds...his wife, Gail, has served as a shield between Jeremy and the intrusive thoughts of those around him...but now Gail is dying...and Jeremy comes face-to-face with the horror of his own omniscience"

Published in #1992

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