Terminal

DNF @ 8%

I originally planned to force myself to read this one because I like the concept and chose it for the Read A Rainbow challenge. Thankfully, however, Teal and Linda talked some sense into me by offering up replacement options.

And they rescued me from myself in good time, too! Not only was I drowning in what I can only describe as a churning sea of incompetent editing and/or writing at high tide (check my notes and highlights), but I was about to be bowled over by one of my pet peeves. Namely, the author had just introduced the concept that even good people wouldn't be allowed into paradise if they hadn't “done good with their lives” (or similar wording I'm too lazy to look up now). I'm not a fan of the concept that someone who is good doesn't deserve eternal happiness if they've otherwise coasted through life without making some, massive change. That's most people, because if an otherwise good person can't attain Paradise, then the meaningful yet small things like helping a neighbour mow the yard or grabbing an item from the tall shelf for a grocery store patron or saving a spider instead of squishing it don't count. So, what, normal people who haven't had a chance to save a bus of orphans that's trapped on a train track are just damned...? No, thanks.

The fact this costs actual money is a disgrace, and has earned it a one-star rating despite being an early DNF.