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ME: An Exaggerated Autobiography
Having two centuries of his life behind him, Austyn began writing these five letters describing his unfathomable existence.
He recounts the life he led, from the strange heat felt within his nursery and triple struck lightning events nearby, to his acquisition of a multitude of mind-shattering abilities.
Throughout his young life, his first life, he dealt with the emergence of a new ability almost every year, and losing it the following as a new ability formed, yet all the while, something even more powerful was incubating inside him.
But Austyn isn't the only Austyn...
When time travel and the power to imagine is only limited by one's imagination, errors can be made that can not be erased without crossing a line that one should never dare cross.
The day he learns his family has become entangled in a future catastrophe, Austyn's adventure becomes a mission that may just lead to his understanding of who he really is.
If you like Time Travel, paradoxical occurrences, 90's memories, wizard-like abilities, and questionable sanity in an Author, then this is for you!
He recounts the life he led, from the strange heat felt within his nursery and triple struck lightning events nearby, to his acquisition of a multitude of mind-shattering abilities.
Throughout his young life, his first life, he dealt with the emergence of a new ability almost every year, and losing it the following as a new ability formed, yet all the while, something even more powerful was incubating inside him.
But Austyn isn't the only Austyn...
When time travel and the power to imagine is only limited by one's imagination, errors can be made that can not be erased without crossing a line that one should never dare cross.
The day he learns his family has become entangled in a future catastrophe, Austyn's adventure becomes a mission that may just lead to his understanding of who he really is.
If you like Time Travel, paradoxical occurrences, 90's memories, wizard-like abilities, and questionable sanity in an Author, then this is for you!
195 pages, Paperback
Published January 22, 2016
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December 21, 2019
I have a lot to say about ME: An exaggerated autobiography, and frankly speaking, it’s mostly positive.
From the first chapter I was immediately hooked, now you might be thinking, ‘Hey, isn’t this book just an autobiography?’ well, it’s that and MORE, while reading this book I was getting some major Doctor Who vibes, which took me back to my childhood and the origins of my love of sci-fi and fantasy. If you enjoy science fiction at all, you’ll love this eccentric and wacky tale.
Onto the plot, it mainly centres around the main character (the author) and his special powers, the pacing is quite fast and can even be confusing at times, but this is mainly due to the author’s style of quickly switching between themes, times and places, one second you’re a cure seller in the wild west, and the next you’re a knight slaying a dragon (that you created) terrorising a village during 5th-century England.
In terms of downsides, there are very few, like I said in my previous paragraph sometimes the pacing greatly varies, for example, slower in some areas and faster in others, we can see this with the starting chapters where the pacing is even and comfortable, and then later chapters where the themes switch fast, and we're taken through many events, this might confuse some people or even break their immersion.
I didn't find it an annoyance though and still thoroughly enjoyed reading the book, for the characters I found that some are extremely eccentric while others are more down to earth.
The cast of characters isn't too large, and this allows you to be able to keep up with and find out more about each character than having a huge range of characters, making the story more immersive and a good read.
In conclusion, I think that this book is great and would highly recommend it to all sci-fi fans, it might not cater to everyone's tastes, but it does a good job of trying.
From the first chapter I was immediately hooked, now you might be thinking, ‘Hey, isn’t this book just an autobiography?’ well, it’s that and MORE, while reading this book I was getting some major Doctor Who vibes, which took me back to my childhood and the origins of my love of sci-fi and fantasy. If you enjoy science fiction at all, you’ll love this eccentric and wacky tale.
Onto the plot, it mainly centres around the main character (the author) and his special powers, the pacing is quite fast and can even be confusing at times, but this is mainly due to the author’s style of quickly switching between themes, times and places, one second you’re a cure seller in the wild west, and the next you’re a knight slaying a dragon (that you created) terrorising a village during 5th-century England.
In terms of downsides, there are very few, like I said in my previous paragraph sometimes the pacing greatly varies, for example, slower in some areas and faster in others, we can see this with the starting chapters where the pacing is even and comfortable, and then later chapters where the themes switch fast, and we're taken through many events, this might confuse some people or even break their immersion.
I didn't find it an annoyance though and still thoroughly enjoyed reading the book, for the characters I found that some are extremely eccentric while others are more down to earth.
The cast of characters isn't too large, and this allows you to be able to keep up with and find out more about each character than having a huge range of characters, making the story more immersive and a good read.
In conclusion, I think that this book is great and would highly recommend it to all sci-fi fans, it might not cater to everyone's tastes, but it does a good job of trying.
July 26, 2017
One of the best autobiographies I've read and that was totally unexpected! A friend said "you have to read this" and I thought "Austyn Shull ? Really?"
I could barely put it down. He's kind, he's strong, he's sensitive beyond what I could have imagined....And there are such funny moments I laughed out loud! I love Austyn Shull .
Excellent experience Great product. It's everything I wanted I will be buying more in the future.
I could barely put it down. He's kind, he's strong, he's sensitive beyond what I could have imagined....And there are such funny moments I laughed out loud! I love Austyn Shull .
Excellent experience Great product. It's everything I wanted I will be buying more in the future.
December 21, 2019
The story took me a while to read because of its complexity but it's more interesting than I first thought it was. And let me warn you, you have to use your imagination extensivlely if you want to really enjoy this book.
So, if you're looking for a combination of Sci-Fi, time travel and the futuristic world, then you're at the right place. I hope you'll enjoy Austyn's story as much as I did.
So, if you're looking for a combination of Sci-Fi, time travel and the futuristic world, then you're at the right place. I hope you'll enjoy Austyn's story as much as I did.
December 22, 2019
When Austyn says "Imagining is the boundary" he is summing up his life experience and this book in one line. A gripping read, complex and very fast paced at times. But the characters are few so following the story is not going to be a problem. I read this autobiography without any expectation and I must admit, what a ride it was! If you are a sci-fi and time travel fan you are definitely going to like it. Would like to read other books of Austyn as well.
December 23, 2019
A unique book, resulted from the dephts of the imagination, ME portrays a rather dystopian, futuristic world where everything is possible. Austyn Shull creates the universe of all possibilities without the warrant of absolute happiness or completion. When man is offered godlike powers, the dream world might become a real nightmare where even the positive actions have disastrous side effects.
Beyond the interesting events and the precious ideas stated in ME, the point of view and the fast pace gave a note of austerity and isolation, keeping the protagonist to a ‘cold’ distance. The presence of the main character’s multiple ‘doubles’ intensified the idea of solitude and enslavement, emphasizing as well, the superficiality and the absurdity of life.
The writing style could use some improvements, especially regarding the abundant repetitions and the continuously changing time. The book would have also benefited from a slightly different form, a more structured timeline and more details in certain parts of the first half. Maybe a future edition of ME will bring a better version of this interesting story about the self.
Beyond the interesting events and the precious ideas stated in ME, the point of view and the fast pace gave a note of austerity and isolation, keeping the protagonist to a ‘cold’ distance. The presence of the main character’s multiple ‘doubles’ intensified the idea of solitude and enslavement, emphasizing as well, the superficiality and the absurdity of life.
The writing style could use some improvements, especially regarding the abundant repetitions and the continuously changing time. The book would have also benefited from a slightly different form, a more structured timeline and more details in certain parts of the first half. Maybe a future edition of ME will bring a better version of this interesting story about the self.
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