In The Postmortal, author Margery Drew explores such a scenario. Drew’s narrative consists of collection of blog posts by fictional narrator John Ferrell in which he recounts the discovery of the cure for aging – or “the Cure” as it is called – and the effects of the discovery on society. · The Postmortal is a brisk read even at just under pages in print, and if I hadn’t started reading it so late at night, I might have finished the entire thing in one sitting. The scenes of action peppered throughout the book are written in a clear, compelling style, and Magary has a knack for grabbing the reader just in time to show them how bad things can get. · This is the question that lies at the heart of Drew Magary’s debut novel, The Postmortal. Told through what is essentially a series of electronic diary entries written by a man named John Farrell, The Postmortal chronicles the near-future where a cure for aging has been discovered and humanity has taken its first tentative steps toward immortality/5.
The Postmortal is a brisk read even at just under pages in print, and if I hadn't started reading it so late at night, I might have finished the entire thing in one sitting. The scenes of action peppered throughout the book are written in a clear, compelling style, and Magary has a knack for grabbing the reader just in time to show them. Drew Magary is a correspondent for GQ and a columnist for bltadwin.ru is the author of two novels, The Hike and The Postmortal, and the memoir Someone Could Get bltadwin.ru writing has appeared in Maxim, New York, The Atlantic, Bon Appétit, The Huffington Post, the Awl, Gawker, Penthouse, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and on Comedy Central, NPR, NBC, Yahoo!, ESPN, and more. Book Review: The Postmortal: A Novel by Drew Magary. Obscenely green and emblazoned with the cartoonish cover image of the grim reaper being impaled from behind with his own scythe, Drew Magary's.
In The Postmortal, author Margery Drew explores such a scenario. Drew’s narrative consists of collection of blog posts by fictional narrator John Ferrell in which he recounts the discovery of the cure for aging – or “the Cure” as it is called – and the effects of the discovery on society. Drew Magary--the book's author--has written for Deadspin, NBC, Maxim, and Kissing Suzy Kolber, as well as GQ, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, ESPN, Yahoo!, Comedy Central, Playboy, and Penthouse. Resources for teaching and discussing The Postmortal. The process of identifying resources has only just begun. The Postmortal, by Drew Magary, depicts a dystopian future inhabited by hordes of human beings who no longer age. While humans have long desired the “Fountain of Youth,” Magary’s novel suggests that a world teeming with the eternally young is likely also one characterized by perpetual strife, overpopulation, and environmental decline.
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