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Notes from the End of Everything

By: Robert Pantano
Narrated by: Robert Pantano
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About this listen

The writer and creator of the YouTube channel and production house Pursuit of Wonder brings you his debut book, Notes from the End of Everything.

After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, writer John Gallo spends his time confronting his lifelong sense of fraudulence, regret, and self-misunderstanding, all while loosely chronicling the development of his cancer.

Formed out of a collection of journal-like essays posthumously discovered on his computer, we follow Gallo’s mind as he ruminates on concepts and theories of time, being, death, anxiety, creativity, despair, isolation, happiness, wonder, absurdity, and other eternal themes of life — big and small.

The work carries a tone of existentialism as well as a culmination of other complimentary and sometimes contradictory philosophies that meld into a modern, accessible take that is simultaneously dark and hopeful.

©2020 Robert K. Pantano (P)2020 Robert K. Pantano Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

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Each paragraph is very short which doesn't work well as an audiobook. The narrator is good, however I wish I read this for myself instead as it feels like it was created to be read rather than listened to. The book itself is really good, I absolutely loved the idea.

Better to read this book yourself

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This book cannot be listened or be read, it can only be experienced.
It was one of these experiences that I will never forget.
I do not think that I am the same person after experiencing. this.
Pantano's style of reading reminds me of the way Albert Camus wrote in "The stranger"

Life changing

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This is a devastatingly poignant and deeply philosophical book.

Writer John Gallo is diagnosed with a brain tumour and chronicles his treatments, hopes and inevitable path to death. The book takes the form of diary entries collated from notes found on his computer and records not only his struggle against cancer but his emotions and thoughts about life.

The book is a work of fiction but it is presented in journal form and is a convenient platform for Pantano to explore issues of happiness, feelings, meaning and humanity.

It is wonderfully reflective, warm and existential. He is honest enough to identify his own flaws and how the people around him react to his state and how they talk to him during the period when he exhausts all treatment options.

It is short, easy to follow and provides both sadness and hope but most readers will be glad they took time to read this book.

Pantano is the creator of the excellent You Tube channel Pusuit of Wonder which is also well worth consuming and covers similar issues of science and philosophy as well as technology, artificial intelligence and futurism.

Robert Pantano's voice is fine for the short YouTube videos but a little monotonous for the reading of a full book.

Devastatingly poignant and deeply philosophical

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listening to this was such a joy. Definitely worth listening again and again later. The narrator's voice was exactly what I needed while having a long walk when snowing.

That's brilliant!

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I enjoy the one of the story. it made me thing of life. I like to have listen and learn for this story. I enjoy it very must.

great story and good wise tell

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I was on the mountain bike when I finish this audiobook and I simply stop stand there, doing nothing thinking about nothing. There is something painful about listening to such a profound book, written by somebody who has realisation that he has wasted a chunk of his life. at sixty years old, I appreciate what he is saying. Time to just do it.

I had to stop because I was doing…..

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I have listen to Robert ever night the last 2-3 years, I'm so glad this book came out on Audible.

A hidden masterpiece!

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As this was my first audio book, I absolutely loved the experience. I love philosophy and this gave me better understanding of the world around me from another perspective.

Phenomenal!

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life changing I couldn't recommend it more. I hope to listen to more of his work in the future

Opened my eyes

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I really loved this audiobook, I've had many but this is the first one I've finished. I don't know how or why exactly it was so fascinating and interesting, but it was. Definitely recommend.

Amazing

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