The Last Conversation

Posted on 04 July 2018 by Paul Tremblay

What s frightening Not knowing who you are Or finding out A Bram Stoker Award winning author explores the answer in a chilling story about identity and human consciousness.Imagine you ve woken up in an unfamiliar room with no memory of who you are, how you got there, or where you were before All you have is the disconnected voice of an attentive caretaker Dr Kuhn is there to help you physically, emotionally, and psychologically She ll help you remember everything She ll make sure you reclaim your lost identity Now answer one question Are you sure you want to Paul Tremblay s The Last Conversation is part of Forward , a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out of this world authors Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought provoking sitting. Read The Last Conversation By Paul Tremblay – kino-fada.fr The ending was good I found the rest tedious, but I will confess to my frequent difficulties with 2nd person POVs It really takes me out of the story, rather than puts me in it The last thing I want to think about while reading, an escape, is myself So while I ve read and liked one book in 2nd person, most of them are a struggle for me For this one, I kind of see why 2nd POV was selected, but not entirely It was a gimmick that almost worked The story would have beenreadable if there The ending was good I found the rest tedious, but I will confess to my frequent difficulties with 2nd person POVs It really takes me out of the story, rather than puts me in it The last thing I want to think about while reading, an escape, is myself So while I ve read and liked one book in 2nd person, most of them are a struggle for me For this one, I kind of see why 2nd POV was selec...this felt like an episode of the twilight zone very strange very weird just enough of a story to make you feel unsettled.This story is a bit slow, but it s short and powerful As always, Tremblay s style burns bright, increasing the emotional pull of this one I would definitely enjoy a longer story in this vein, one that took us from the collapse through the tests and to a conclu...I okay so that s all That s it I have so many questions Good ending but the rest was sotedious I guess Caught between two and three stars right now Steven Strait did amazing with the audiobook narrationThis was the fifth of the six stories inPrime s Forward Collection, free to those withPrime membership I read them all yesterday, as they average about an hour in length A man becomes aware that he is in a room and that someone is talking to him The someone is Dr Kuhn and she explains that he has been there awhile and needs to practice to improve so he can see, remember, walk, and many other things The man sometimes thinks he is in prison and that there are other people ar This was the fifth of the six stories inPrime s Forward Collection, free to those withPrime membership I read them all yesterday, as they average about an hour in length A man becomes aware that he is in a room and that someone is talking to him The someone is Dr Kuhn and she explains that ...Ah, damn, this one is a bit of a letdown I really dug The Cabin at the End of the World and had high hopes for Tremblay s contribution to the Forward collection Alas, both my road trip companion, Alex, and I both agreed that this is the weakest story of the pack It plods on for the first half with some pretty monotone audio narration of content which drags out a reveal we both thought was obvious Tremblay s horror skills come into play during the last twenty or so minutes, but by then Ah, damn, this one is a...I ve only read one other book by Tremblay A Head Full of Ghosts and it s one of the better horror stories I ve ever encountered A high bar for any other work to follow Ultimately, this novella withheld too much f...Fascinating, both as a story and an ideaWith The Last Conversation, Paul Tremblay has written a strong, moving story of a post destruction of humankind scenario He gradually unveils the true nature of what s going on, doing so in a way that draws the reader ever deeper into sadness and won...The Last Conversation was the most horror of the Forward collection stories, which I guess it not surprising when you look at who the author is It s an eerie tale that keeps us in the dark for most of the book, wondering what is going on, but knowing that something is definitely not right.The second person narration somehow makes it even creepier andunsettling I want to liken this story to a well known movie, but that would give away a major spo...The Last Conversation is a well written short story that s a nice addition to the

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04 July 2018

Paul Tremblay