Keanu Reeves thinks of death all the time! Know about his new book, The Book of Elsewhere!

Most of the people in the world fear to think about death. But not Keanu Reeves. The Canadian actor and musician revealed this in an interview he gave to BBC News recently.

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Keanu Reeves thinks of death everyday

Canadian actor and musician, Keanu Reeves is not afraid of death. He told BBC News that he thinks of it all the time. Keanu stated:

“I’m 59, so I’m thinking about death all the time,”

He added that it is a good thing to do so because it makes us appreciate our life. The Hollywood star said:

“Hopefully it’s not crippling, but hopefully it’s sensitised [us] to an appreciation of the breath we have, and the relationships that we have the potential to have.”

Keanu Reeves and China Mieville on BBC (Source: BBC)

Keanu was not at the channel for any film promotion. But it was at the launch of his first novel. The title of the book is The Book of Elsewhere. It is a collaboration with science fiction story writer from the UK, China Miéville, The story is about an immortal warrior who desires to die. It is based on BRZRKR (pronounced as berserker) comic book series that Keanu created and released in 2021. Keanu is very passionate about the storyline. This book will also get adapted into a Netflix film and an anime series.

Why Keanu likes comic books?

Keanu is very fond of comic books. He said:

“I love the images,”
“I love words and storytelling and I love the way that you can have this engagement that overlays. And so you can look at the art and then you can follow the story.”

Highlighting China’s contribution and underplaying his own, Keanu said:

“I didn’t write a novel. China wrote a novel.”

But China disagreed and said:

“It wouldn’t exist in the form without a lot of very thoughtful and careful work with Keanu.”

The central character of the book is B. B looks like Keanu with its long and dark locks. Additionally, there are other life similarities with Keanu as well such as a difficult personal life. Keanu has lost many near ones in his life. These included his girlfriend, unborn daughter as stillbirth and his best pal. His girlfriend, Jennifer Syme and Keanu had a stillborn daughter in 1999 and later in 2001, Keanu lost Jennifer in a road accident.

B’s age is 80k and he is half-God and half-mortal. But he, unlike the mild-mannered Keanu, is very aggressive and violent. Keanu reasoned it:

“I think it (the violence) was influenced by some of the action films that I had done,”

The comic book was successful and hence, Keanu feels that the success may brush onto his new novel.

The reviews of the work of Keanu

Reviewer Calum Petrie reviewed the book and has given it 7/10 in Flickering Myth. Calum had added that the reading experience was enjoyable. But he also stated that the book had a bit more goriness that what a comic book usually has.

Justin Harrison had awarded it 9.5 stars in AIPT Comics. He states that the work is excellent and intriguing. But he has warned readers to be cautious about the violence depicted in the book. Keanu also expressed concern saying:

“I hope if they read BRZRKR, that they don’t go out and start ripping people’s arms off and chopping their heads off,”
“Because there’s also a love story in it. But if you do read it, I hope maybe you can find love if you don’t have it.”

The actor is happy building a fantasy world. He said:

“Maybe ultimately the fantasy of building another world brings some kind of comfort in some way,”
“There’s something ultimately about the creative gesture that comes from pain,”
“Creating stuff is great. Just creating, sharing, and hopefully people like the stories that we tell.”

Keanu is generous person but he would like to own his piece of art. He said:

“I love owning things, I love having stuff,”
“I’m certainly not going to present myself as someone who gives everything away.”

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