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In alternating chapters, the novel tells the stories of two different characters: a nameless novelist on tour for a book also titled Hell of a Book, and an African-American child named Soot. Soot, who lives near Whiteville , North Carolina , is being bullied on the school bus, while the novelist is troubled by visions of a child he calls "The ...
[7] In a book review of Wandering Realities published in BYU Studies, Scott R. Parkin described Peck as maybe "the most important Mormon fiction writer producing today." [ 8 ] He wrote that Peck's works are by people who identify with Mormonism to the extent that they no longer question their own identity as a Mormon, and react to conflict ...
Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as eternal destinations, the biggest examples of which are Christianity and Islam, whereas religions with reincarnation usually depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations, as is the case in the dharmic religions.
An English edition of Letters from Hell appeared in 1866, under the pseudonym of M Rowel. The translator was Rev. Mordaunt Roger Barnard. The book's title caused it to be banned by Mudie's circulating library. Letters from Hell went through several editions in the 19th century, one of which (1884) contained a preface by George MacDonald. [2]
What Dreams May Come is a 1978 novel by Richard Matheson.The plot centers on Chris, a man who dies then goes to Heaven, but descends into Hell to rescue his wife. It was adapted in 1998 into the Academy Award-winning film What Dreams May Come starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Annabella Sciorra.
A Natural History of Hell is a collection of thirteen stories written by Jeffrey Ford and released in July 2016. [1] The collection has won the 2017 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection [ 2 ] as well as the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Single-Author Short Story Collection.
Hell Is a World Without You is a coming-of-age novel by journalist Jason Kirk. It tells the story of a group of teenagers born into Evangelicalism in the United States.Set in the early 2000s, the novel depicts religious deconstruction, 9/11-era conservative politics, purity culture, end-times paranoia, debates about afterlife theology, and humor about both Christian and secular pop culture.
The book begins with a 16-year-old boy, Seth Wearing, drowning. He finds himself in what he assumes is a hell made for him, as it resembles the Southern English town he was born in before moving to America but is completely abandoned.