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Much of the leftovers is driven by the theories, belief systems, religious doctrines, mystical mumbojumbo, and outandout nihilism embraced by its various characters to explain the world. Tom perrotta on the leftovers and how we behave in times. Weaving a bright new future from the leftovers of the past. See all 32 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Tom perrottas the leftovers is a book that i really want to like. The leftovers is a 2011 novel by american author tom perrotta chronicling life on earth after a rapturelike event takes some and leaves others behind. In the leftovers when this event happens, religion is one of the ways that people try to make sense of it.
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