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Burr, Ty (June 9, 2021). "To 'Infinite' (but not beyond): Mark Wahlberg's new movie is on Paramount+". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021 . Retrieved June 10, 2021. Tartaglione, Nancy (2021-07-01). " 'Infinite': Mark Wahlberg Sci-Fi Thriller To Debut On Paramount+ In Streamer's Overseas Markets". Deadline . Retrieved 2021-07-29. The Reincarnationist Papers is a book sprung from an imaginative premise: The existence of a secret society, called Cognomina, whose members have the ability to remember everything from their past lives.” –Oprah MagazineThere are a couple of books that this reminds me of. Steven Brust has a couple of books called "The Incrementalists" which involve personal survival by a small group of people able to implant their psyches into the minds of other people (who are than suppressed.) Michael Marshall Smith The intruders is also a story of a secret society where people can arrange to have themselves reborn.

There are about thirty such people in the world. They have formed a society called the Cognomen for their mutual benefit and friendship. The arsonist, Evan, is discovered by a member of the Cognomen by chance and taken to their home base in Zurich, where he is admitted to the society and learns about the past lives of a couple of members.Screenwriter: Ian Shorr; screen story by Todd Stein, based on the book The Reincarnationist Papers, by D. Eric Maikranz Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Eric Maikranz". Publishers Weekly. November 23, 2020 . Retrieved November 30, 2020. Without great characters and the aesthetics to match, “Infinite” is a misguided soft toss by Fuqua directed with franchise goals. You get the sense that its unanswered questions, such as the religious component of these powers, is purposely left obscured to cater future films. Instead, the obfuscation totally weakens this movie. In an action-adventure that concerns living multiple lives, don’t waste yours watching “Infinite.” Evan has been estranged from his parents for the past three years, ever since he turned eighteen and started remembering past lives. Since then he's made his way to L.A. to become something of an arsonist for hire. On the heels of his most recent job, he's chased and injured by a cop, but hides so isn't discovered. Instead, a mysterious woman named Poppy finds him and patches him up.

This book is divided into three notebooks that, supposedly, the author, Maikranz, came across and translated. They document Evan's life from just before he meets Poppy to the time he hands off the notebooks to someone he meets. Overall, most of it doesn't span a huge amount of time, until the very end. Each notebook kind of felt like it's own story, so the book felt like it was divided into thirds, with a major event happening during each. The narrative is bogged down with filler; recaps of past lives, what the secret society is about, Evan meeting the members, and the initiation process. Kit, Borys (June 28, 2019). "Mark Wahlberg in Talks to Replace Chris Evans in Antoine Fuqua Thriller Infinite". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019 . Retrieved April 23, 2021. He's not ambitious, interesting or witty. Is it because he's a reincarnationist? I don't know. I didn't like him so I wasn't invested in his journey.The story was competently written. I enjoyed it and felt involved in the writing. The problem I had is that the element of "conflict" was mostly missing. Certainly, I wanted to know about this mode of existence and the society of reincarnationists. So, the question of what's going on provides some conflict, but of a minor sort. Likewise, Evan has some problems with the hedonism of his mentor, but this is minor. He also gets involved in a theft, which leaves him in a dire situation, but at the end, since he reincarnate, the situation does not seem so dire. Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Jason Mantzoukas, Rupert Friend, Toby Jones, Dylan O’Brien, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Liz Carr, Kae Alexander, Wallis Day, Tom Hughes, Joana Ribeiro N'Duka, Amanda (September 10, 2019). "Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Cast In Paramount's 'Infinite'; Jasper Polish Joins 'Force of Nature' ". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019 . Retrieved September 21, 2019. D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 28, 2019). "Mark Wahlberg In Talks To Replace Chris Evans In Paramount's 'Infinite' ". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019 . Retrieved September 21, 2019. Lots of descriptions and mundane details about Evan talking walks, observing and receiving info dumps from others just like him.

Note: This book has been adapted into film. Infinite, starring Mark Wahlberg, can be viewed on Paramount+ Now that I've finished the book, I can't wait to watch the movie. Mark Wahlberg in Talks to Replace Chris Evans in Antoine Fuqua Thriller 'Infinite' ". Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 30, 2020.One Sentence Summary: Evan hasn't really fit in since he turned 18 and received memories from two previous lives, but that changes when he meets Poppy, a woman like him. Rooney, David (June 10, 2021). "Mark Wahlberg in Antoine Fuqua's 'Infinite': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021 . Retrieved June 10, 2021. And yet (here is the odd part) nothing actually happens in this book. That is the part I really have trouble articulating. Obviously things happen, but it isn't an event like anything I've ever read. There really is no "bad" guy. There really isn't even an opposing force of some kind. Evan discovers the Cognomina and has conversations with three people specifically that describe some of their past lives. He sees where and how they live. That is really it. Daniels, Robert (June 10, 2021). "Infinite review". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021 . Retrieved June 10, 2021. This premise was so intriguing, a difficult theme to write about, and I have yet to find a book that has done it well.