A review by berndm
Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz

2.0

One simple idea idea: that afterlife might just be an even more banal rerun of life with no escape from the cycle, no rest-in-peace. Brilliant as a concept, but how much mileage can you get out of this idea alone? It would have made for a great short story but here it is repeated ad nauseam for hundreds of pages, without ever adding much except the obligatory epidemic. Definitely a challenge to stay with this book. I endured only for Gracie’s free riffing sermons which are its highlight.