The Raw Shark Texts part 1

I apologize for the boring post title. I'm also not sure if I'm supposed to be posting yet...dates got a little mixed up. Anyhow, Wow! I don't really know what else to say. This book definitely grabbed me from the beginning...the mystery and intrigue sucked me in as did the bizarre premise of the book and the possible psychological angle. (I'm a psych major remember.) To be honest I'm not really sure what I think yet. I think there are three possibilities...1) This book will be brilliant and I'll love it, 2) The book will be too philosophical and I'll be just plain lost, 3) It will be one of those stories like Monty Python and the Holy Grail where I love it until the end and then I hate it. I suppose number 4 would be any combination of any of thee above.

Very bizarre, the idea of words, ideas, communications being a living stream. I don't think I completely agree with this, but I do find it intriguing. It feels weird having the old and new characters of Eric. They are supposed to be the same person and yet they feel like they are two different characters. I guess that's the point. Finally, the first Eric's attempt to get Clio back...his search that led him to Dr. Fidorous, it's the search for eternal life, the attempt to hold back death, that search that is a theme from the beginning of time until now. I'm very curious to see where this all goes.