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A brilliant novel that challenges both medicine and religion. This novel explored the two separate entities that are the mind and the brain; and how they play a factor in near-death experiences (NDEs). Whether you are a person of faith or an atheist, going through an NDE would forever alter the way you look at life. After explores numerous interviews and reports of individuals with varying backgrounds who have seen and experienced an unearthly moment during their NDEs. Some report seeing “guides��, some openly say they went to heaven or hell, and an overwhelming majority report an “out of body�� experience where they saw themselves from an outside perspective. More so, some describe meeting deceased individuals, seeing the future, or seeing their "life review", which is when the time would infinitely slow down and they would review their various instances of their lives. This was incredibly interesting to read about. I loved reading about Bruce’s thoughts, connections, and inferences of all the reports he presented. He presented the reports in a manner that allowed his readers to question and ponder varying thoughts and ideas. The pacing, structure, and writing were brilliant. I never lost interest, I just want to keep reading! In the end, I was left with peace and hope for the future, because the “afterlife�� or death is something I never really thought about, but hearing about it throughout this novel, it's not something I feel ambiguity about anymore.