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Lost Futures

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LOST FUTURES takes on the fascinating concept of alternate realities: the theory that at the point of any given choice, reality splits and continues on for each outcome. In this book, a young woman becomes obsessed with the possibility of crossing over to a better life, where her brother did not die, where she made something more of her life. Thankfully the absurdity of quantum theory is abandoned early on, but after a series of several "awakenings", one begins to look for some kind of direction, and there isn't any. There is an ending of sorts, but it comes suddenly. A mild disappointment, but still worth reading.

I read this book several years ago, and have never forgotten it. It was a truly unique piece of "horror" fiction, though I think that it really extends far beyond the boundaries of classic horror. It deals with the idea that at any moment, you make a decision which precludes other ones, and places you on a certain path in life...but what if you could live all the possible lives that are/were available to you...A difficult to explain premise, but hopefully you will see that this is no ordinary book.

An intriguing novel, where a woman helplessly passes from one reality to alternate ones without knowing why. Parallel worlds or madness? is the question,and never is it fully answer--thankfully. The book is haunting long after it's put down and makes you question your own existence. Part of a sadly exinct line from Dell Horror.

I loved this book, and it has stayed with me for a long time. I realized recently it has been almost 20 years since I read this book. So I took it off the shelf and started reading it again. 100 pages in and I am once again consumed by the circumstances of its main character. The premise is both unsettling and thought-provoking, which is a nice change from traditional horror (hauntings, monsters, death). I love the concept of the horror novel, but 95% of them suck--recycled ideas, littered with cliches, and just tiresome. I can not be alone in thinking this. This is one horror novel that many would say was not horror at all--because it isn't about the usual subjects. But what the main character goes through is seriously disturbing. This is a thinking person's horror novel. Finally. Again.
Easily in the top 10 favorite books I have ever read.