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Passage | Connie Willis
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One of those rare, unforgettable novels that are as chilling as they are insightful, as thought-provoking as they are terrifying, award-winning author Connie Willis's Passage is an astonishing blend of relentless suspense and cutting-edge science unlike anything you've ever read before. It is the electrifying story of a psychologist who has devoted her life to tracking death. But when she volunteers for a research project that simulates the near-death experience, she will either solve life's greatest mystery -- or fall victim to its greatest terror. At Mercy General Hospital, Dr. Joanna Lander will soon be paged -- not to save a life, but to interview a patient just back from the dead. A psychologist specializing in near-death experiences, Joanna has spent two years recording the experiences of those who have been declared clinically dead and lived to tell about it. It's research on the fringes of ordinary science, but Joanna is about to get a boost from an unexpected quarter. A new doctor has arrived at Mercy General, one with the power to give Joanna the chance to get as close to death as anyone can.A brilliant young neurologist, Dr. Richard Wright has come up with a way to manufacture the near-death experience using a psychoactive drug. Dr. Wright is convinced that the NDE is a survival mechanism and that if only doctors understood how it worked, they could someday delay the dying process, or maybe even reverse it. He can use the expertise of a psychologist of Joanna Lander's standing to lend credibility to his study. But he soon needs Joanna for more than just her reputation. When his key volunteer suddenly drops out of the study, Joanna finds herself offering to become Richard's next subject. After all, who better than she, a trained psychologist, to document the experience? Her first NDE is as fascinating as she imagined it would be -- so astounding that she knows she must go back, if only to find out why this place is so hauntingly familiar. But each time Joanna goes under, her sense of dread begins to grow, because part of her already knows why the experience is so familiar, and why she has every reason to be afraid....And just when you think you know where she is going, Willis throws in the biggest surprise of all -- a shattering scenario that will keep you feverishly reading until the final climactic page is turned.From the Hardcover edition.
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Beachesnbooks
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April reading wrap-up! I finished 14 books this month, which is a lot for me. 4 were re-reads, because I'm doing a re-read of the Harry Potter series with a book club via Zoom. My standout favorite was Passage by Connie Willis, which meandered a bit but absolutely blew me away; also really enjoyed The Beautiful Ones.

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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 6

@Hooked_on_books

7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.

Anyone else interested, consider yourself tagged as well!

@jploves2read @ReadingEnvy @Lisa0223 @AmyRebecca

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SW-T LOVED this book! 5y
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#manicmonday #letterp @JoScho

Book: Passage
Author: Jodi Picoult
Movie: Peter Pan
Food: sour pickles and popcorn

JoScho Pickles!!! 5y
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Beachesnbooks
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September book haul! 😄📚 I‘m really excited about these...

SW-T Nice book haul 😊 5y
Reviewsbylola Beautiful stack! 5y
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KimM
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Loved this one. It's a truly unique combination of science and English literature. It gets off to a slow start (which makes sense later in the book) and it's a bit long but this one will stick with me for a long time. Definitely gong to check out more of Connie Willis.

#StLucia #PetitPiton

FlowerFairy Read this one many, many years ago and loved it. 6y
FlowerFairy The Doomsday Book is also by Connie Willis and was very good. 6y
CatLass007 Connie Willis is a favorite of mine. 6y
CouronneDhiver @PurpleyPumpkin is there too right now. So jealous! 6y
PurpleyPumpkin Omgosh you look like you‘re much closer to the Pitons than we are. We‘re further north & loving it! Hope you‘re having a great time too. 👍🏽💜🌴📚 6y
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Day 8 #bodyofwater #maybookflowers When I first read this book, I wanted to pull a Joey and hide it in the freezer.

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KimM
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#blinddatewithabook round 3 #litsygoespostalOG

The clues:
Sci Fi meets historical fiction
"My most recommended & gifted book"
Mid book twist that will floor you
"A tunnel, a light, a door and behind it...the unimaginable"

Did you guess it?

Thanks @Bookworm83 !!! This looks fantastic!

sprainedbrain Ooooh, that looks good! I really wanted all of them this round! 😃 7y
Bookworm83 You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it 💕 7y
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hof1991
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Science and science fiction mix to explore near death experiences. Might be Willis' best book.

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