He long purported to be friends with (and later date) a girl named Lennay Kekua of California. A Mormon and longtime fan of USC (his family has a veritable smorgasbord of football players in it), he used faith and prayer to decide on Notre Dame. Manti Te’o is an NFL draft prospect, Notre Dame alumnus, and resident of Hawaii. Deadspin lays it out in extensive detail, but here’s everything you need to know quickly and easily: In the incredibly weird narrative, several players are involved. I was looking at my to-read list today and I had them sorted by page count to choose a short read and I arbitrarily picked this one.Sure, there’s lots of things about sports that people care about and like, but the Te’o story crosses all boundaries of interest - it is a universal lightning rod for controversy and proverbial rubbernecking. Some years ago I was reading an anthology of golden age sf and I read some of his stories and then I read one of his novels. It's difficult to tell, but it's likely I enjoyed this more than it would be enjoyed by theoretical other readers.

The Manti realize there is nothing more for them to do with Earth, so they leave.Īt the time of this writing, this is the only legitimate rating and review of this book on Goodreads. Although it starts with the Manti, the vast majority of book takes place from the perspective of a few different humans as they try to cope with the changes wrought by the Manti.Įnding spoiler: A virus from China spreads worldwide and is projected to wipe out 90% of the Human population. As a song from a couple years after the book was published said, 'You've gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure' which is how the Manti justify what they do and the Humans feel likewise about their own actions to each other. Humans have so much new and exciting stimuli to offer and they want it all. Eventually they come across Earth and decide to save humanity from itself, or enable their self-destruction, it's all the same really. To alleviate boredom a mated pair travel throughout the galaxy inhabiting other intelligent species to live as they do and to experience all existence has to offer.

The Manti are an ancient race whose final enemy is boredom, as all else has been conquered.

Gift Of The Manti by J.F. Bone