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A Distant Feeling
A beautiful, poignant short story about two people who meet in a crowd.
Her whole life, Chrissie has been able to hear people’s thoughts. They come through the walls, follow her to work, surround her in the street – and yet, she is alone.
Then, one day, she meets someone who can hear hers …
Her whole life, Chrissie has been able to hear people’s thoughts. They come through the walls, follow her to work, surround her in the street – and yet, she is alone.
Then, one day, she meets someone who can hear hers …
16 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 2, 2015
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December 5, 2015
I decided to read A Distant Feeling by Les Wood because the description made it sound interesting. This was a very short read, about 6 minutes long. But is was about assisted suicide.
November 2, 2022
"What ifs" are almost always fascinating, but even more fascinating is being reminded that people react differently to them; here we have "what if we could hear the thoughts of every single person around us".
January 27, 2025
Meh. I got this book for free on Amazon. It was a very short read taking only 6ish minutes but be warned it is about assisted suicide. Wouldn't really recommend it as a read. I didn't know that going into it.
October 15, 2021
Death
I guess if that's what a person wants, then it's okay for that person. I however, want to live and experience all that life has to offer!! I see you!
I guess if that's what a person wants, then it's okay for that person. I however, want to live and experience all that life has to offer!! I see you!
October 10, 2023
Promotes suicide as a way out
Suicide is listed as a way out of sorrow verses helping someone find solutions in the quiet.
Not recommended reading as despair is not the answer.
Suicide is listed as a way out of sorrow verses helping someone find solutions in the quiet.
Not recommended reading as despair is not the answer.
December 25, 2023
Um conto muito intenso e deprimente.
August 11, 2016
You're A Mindreader
This brief story enjoys an appealing narrator in Chrissie, whose elegaic voice is a pleasure to read. Her ability to perceive and in one case respond to another person's thoughts is handled with diplomacy and discretion; too much, perhaps, since talents of that kind would be attended by more mutual embarrassment than we meet in the text. I think the story is too curtailed to delve into the issues of parapsychology, and its climax (find that out for yourselves) slightly misaligned with the main concerns. But the curse of knowing more about your fellow humans than you can bear is thoughtfully turned over, and wanting more from a writer isn't a serious complaint. WeIl worth downloading, especially for the prose
This brief story enjoys an appealing narrator in Chrissie, whose elegaic voice is a pleasure to read. Her ability to perceive and in one case respond to another person's thoughts is handled with diplomacy and discretion; too much, perhaps, since talents of that kind would be attended by more mutual embarrassment than we meet in the text. I think the story is too curtailed to delve into the issues of parapsychology, and its climax (find that out for yourselves) slightly misaligned with the main concerns. But the curse of knowing more about your fellow humans than you can bear is thoughtfully turned over, and wanting more from a writer isn't a serious complaint. WeIl worth downloading, especially for the prose
November 4, 2016
An incredible piece of work that deals with a touchy subject with grace and dignity. I'm blown away. I would read anything of his now.
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