# Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives

> Source: https://ollybritton.com/notes/books/sum-forty-tales/ · Updated: 2020-11-13 · Tags: book, todo

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### Summary
As Derek Sivers puts it:

> Awesomely creating think-piece. 40 very short fictional stories about what happens when you die. The framework is inspiring for anyone: coming up with 40 different answers to any one question. But they're also just brilliant ideas and powerful little fables.

I really enjoyed it. Some of the stories were a little out there, but on the whole I think I could definitely read it again.

I think there's more of an emphasis on the ideas rather than actual plausible answers, but I don't mind. Some of the stories feel like they started with the idea first and then an answer evolved from that rather than the other way around. But again, it's still a great book.

#### Favourite Stories
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