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| "This collection of linked short stories explores themes of death and whether, in the age of the Internet, anyone is ever truly forgotten. The protagonist meets several spirits of people who have not remained famous in death, while battling The Meritocrat, an otherworldly being who aims to obscure the lives of these same people. "The most sparkling moments of this book come when we see the protagonist's human connection with the characters. The stories "Harriet" and "Alice" are highlights because...." |
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| "Within the first few pages of this book, you clearly get the sense that this author loves words and putting them together. His sentences and word choice are carefully constructed so as to give this entire book the feeling of movement, which keeps the events that occur within it clipping along at a brisk pace. His style and subject matter would probably most closely compare to Chuck Palahniuk, exchanging brutality for humor. The absurd realism remains, paired with some really great moments of laugh out loud material. It's a dark comedy through and through...." |
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| "...I found He Who Shall Remain Shameless to be an entertaining read. Ewald is at his best when he plays the suspense card. His historical ghosts are well researched and have believable personalities. But the story's strongest element is its exploration of death and obscurity. As we ponder his assertion that the Internet can (and should) be used to remember everyone, celebrity and average person alike, he reminds us that we're mortal. And death is a lesson we should all remember as we conduct our lives." |
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| "This is a provocative book about what we choose to remember and what is chosen by others for us to remember. Using both real characters from the past and fictional characters, the author brilliantly brings together our current society's obsession with technology and fame with historical and fictional people, making us wonder through his insight and satire what it would be like if his characters lived in today's e-world. A book that made me think long after I had finished the last page." (5 out of 5 stars) -- Sundevilgirl |
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Do you know of Harriet Quimby? Christine Chubbuck? Christopher Coe? What about King Aegeus? Andrew Kehoe? Linda Gary? Leo Ryan? These are just some of the spirits our hero and narrator David Michael Ewald (not the author of this book) encounters as he travels the world trying to convince those who died long ago and those who died more recently that their salvation lies with the Internet. Will these ghosts of the semi-famous, the would-be famous, and the almost-forgotten accept his help and become part of the social-networking new world, or will the Meritocrat, our hero and narrator's unruly, unwieldy, nebulous archnemesis triumph instead? Find out in He Who Shall Remain Shameless, a paranormal adventure novel comprised of fourteen linked stories by David Ewald. |
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