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A review by theravenqueen
The Afterman by Claudio Sánchez
5.0
The Afterman is a collection of short flash fiction-esque stories to accompany the songs on The Afterman:Ascension and The Afterman:Descension by Coheed and Cambria, arguably my favorite band of all time. It maps the hungry scientific mind of a man on a mission he has felt on his entire life and the woman that he left behind. It shows the push and pull of consciousness, acceptance and a glimmer of what we might expect the afterlife to look like along with the reality of those living and continuing on without us and miraculously how some love never leaves us and the regret that we feel chasing the wrong things in life and trying to make amends with the ones who mean the world to you.
To say that Claudio is a great storyteller is an understatement. I knew I loved his lyrics and the beautiful brain behind them, but this showed me the thought behind each song and the inspiration which varied from feeling pressure under the scrutiny of the music industry to produce "hits" and struggling with his pure intentions of creating music as an emotional outlet and feeling grateful if it hit a chord with someone in a significant way... and more significantly the relationship with his wife.
This is in fact, in it's essence. A love story and I adored it.
To say that Claudio is a great storyteller is an understatement. I knew I loved his lyrics and the beautiful brain behind them, but this showed me the thought behind each song and the inspiration which varied from feeling pressure under the scrutiny of the music industry to produce "hits" and struggling with his pure intentions of creating music as an emotional outlet and feeling grateful if it hit a chord with someone in a significant way... and more significantly the relationship with his wife.
This is in fact, in it's essence. A love story and I adored it.