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“What’s the point of all of this? Is a question that separates humans from other animals. Our curiosity around this issue has sparked everything from science to literature to philosophy to religion. When the answer to the question is “Because God deemed it so,” we might feel comforted. But what if the answer to this question is “I don’t know” or worse still, “Nothing”?

“…At times, my life now feels so at odds with the religious teachings of my childhood that I wonder what the little girl I once was would think of the woman I’ve become-a neuroscientist who has at times given herself over to equating the essence that psychologists call the mind, that Christians call the soul, with the workings of the brain...”

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So far, it’s been easy to follow the story.

I’ve been immediately pulled in which is great, that’s a good sign for a book.

If ever it feels like it’s taking a while to get into a book it can feel like a drag but this does not.

The characters are given clear introductions and descriptions so it feels like their part in the story is being honoured and I’m able to follow.

I enjoy the quality of writing.