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Neurprise t1_j1tmdr5 wrote
Reply to comment by IML_42 in [WP] You died and awoke in the afterlife. It's quite nice actually. The people and atmosphere are a lot nicer than you are used to and there is no stress or pressure. When you ask what good deed got you into heaven you are informed that this is hell, followed by a visit from a very concerned demon. by Kitty_Fuchs
> The first words out of the demon’s mouth are the title of that story.
Yeah, that's what tipped me off haha. I was like, wait a minute I've heard this phrase before.
Neurprise t1_j1tj1vf wrote
Reply to comment by turnaround0101 in [WP] You died and awoke in the afterlife. It's quite nice actually. The people and atmosphere are a lot nicer than you are used to and there is no stress or pressure. When you ask what good deed got you into heaven you are informed that this is hell, followed by a visit from a very concerned demon. by Kitty_Fuchs
Is the Death here derived from Death in Sandman?
Neurprise t1_j1tiyby wrote
Reply to comment by IML_42 in [WP] You died and awoke in the afterlife. It's quite nice actually. The people and atmosphere are a lot nicer than you are used to and there is no stress or pressure. When you ask what good deed got you into heaven you are informed that this is hell, followed by a visit from a very concerned demon. by Kitty_Fuchs
This is basically the same type of world as in Ted Chiang's Hell is the Absence of God story (PDF), right? Except with a protagonist that never fell into the light.
Neurprise t1_j1tpb5p wrote
Reply to comment by IML_42 in [WP] You died and awoke in the afterlife. It's quite nice actually. The people and atmosphere are a lot nicer than you are used to and there is no stress or pressure. When you ask what good deed got you into heaven you are informed that this is hell, followed by a visit from a very concerned demon. by Kitty_Fuchs
I should read them again. Arrival is a great adaptation of the titular story.