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The Spectre of Determinism: A Story of a Life

Just over a year ago, I was diagnosed with epilepsy, something that has the potential to progress to grand mal seizures, meaning I could lose consciousness and convulse on the ground. That is a story of its own, I suppose. But this is a different story. After being diagnosed, I was put on medication, and I had to be switched to a new one after the doctors decided that the previous medication was not sufficient to address the problem. A few days ago, I experienced a mild seizure, or what you could call an aura, and the doctor increased the dosage of this new one. A couple days later, seemingly unrelated, I had to print, sign, and scan a document—and then send it to my doctor. I fulfilled this obligation. Or so I thought. That leads to yesterday. Yesterday was a completely normal day. I had the morning shift at work. I was not able to work on one of my projects that day, but I planned on working on the other that night, and there were several books that I was reading as well. Basically, ...

The Cabin at the End of the World: Book Review

I just finished reading The Cabin at the End of the World. This is a psychological horror novel written by Paul Trembley, and it is notable for its controversial ending. Some part of me thinks that this kind of book is best read with as little context as possible. I sat down to read it knowing only about the controversial ending and a very mild "spoiler" a so-called "friend" mentioned to me. I didn't even read the back of the book description to get the general idea. In the past, this general sentiment has motivated me to skip over the non-spoiler section of my reviews for most mysteries, but I guess if you want to avoid as much context as you can, you can just click off the review. I want wider appeal for some of my reviews, so I will include a spoiler-free section in this review. Video: https://youtu.be/X7WeG1bvzB0 Non-Spoiler The basic premise of Cabin is that a small family of three go on vacation to a cabin in the middle of nowhere in the hopes that they ca...