Book, Leftovers, LOL Cats

.     Tom Parada, published a book: "the leftovers" that deals with pre-millennial end-times and rapture theory. The concept is simpler than religious kitch. Rather it hints at what could be happening to the people in the story, all over the world. You never get the answer to your question: was it the rapture or not? The question is: what if millions of people mysteriously and instantaneously vanish.
.     This engrossing book talks about the people who are looking around and asking what happened to the people they love and now mourn. You get at first a vague connection to one and two characters and quickly you are thrown into their reality that this is a world-wide event and everyone is both touched by it and concerned. Regardless of who they are and where they come from.
.     Tom admits that he didn't do much research into the faces of mourners, but his extensive knowledge on the theological concepts that he touches; allows him to pose some expressive questions. How he approaches the experience of not knowing the answer is the real read to enjoy from this book. It being based in a religious story, just was an easy path to take; it was a pre-set plot.
.     As an agnostic, of sorts, Tom approaches this story more with a focus on people and how they cope. One of the groups of characters that have a presence in this book are an almost cultish group of "survivours" who after this disappearance event, follow others around everywhere playing witness to the final seven years or so of what is purported life.
.     The important thing about this novel is the perspective and the internal and personal detail as it is both discussing cultural and social norms and following personal reactionism. It's this focused perspective with broad undertones makes it a wonderful read one that when you put it down, you feel almost more accepting of the world.
.     Perspective is the Find of the day. I know, cheap cop-out. But do something today. Take a differing perspective from your own and visualize your world through that different belief system, through that different life, goals and priorities. If religion is too heavy and difficult a topic for you try everyone's favourite boredom reducer lolcats!