The Immortalists

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If you were told the date of your death, how would it shape your present It s 1969 in New York City s Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die The Gold children four adolescents on the cusp of self awareness sneak out to hear their fortunes.Their prophecies inform their next five decades Golden boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in 80s San Francisco dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician, obsessed with blurring reality and fantasy eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post 9 11, hoping to control fate and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality. Best Read eBook The Immortalists Author Chloe Benjamin – kino-fada.fr And what if I change It seems impossible that Varya s future is already inside her like an actress just offstage, waiting decades to leave the wings Then you d be special Cause most people don t2 1 2 stars I have a lot of mixed feelings about The Immortalists Though there were parts I enjoyed, I was left feeling underwhelmed and like I d recommend many other similar books before recommending this one.You should be aware that this is literary fiction and focuses in depth on the livesAnd what if I change It seems impossible that Varya s future is already inside her like an actress just offstage, waiting decades to leave the wings Then you d be special Cause most people don t2 1 2 stars I have a lot of mixed feelings about The Immortalists Though there were parts I enjoyed, I was left feeling underwhelmed and like I d recommend many other similar books before recommending this one.You should be aware that this is literary fiction and focuses in depth on the lives of four siblings The enchanting premise that seems to promise elements of magical realism and the fantastical is a little misleading, as there is very little about p...Update I must add onethought to this review The Book Cover is not only lovely but now that I ve read the book I recognize this perfect design is symbolic to this story Jewish Kabbalists believe The Tree of Life to be a diagrammatic representation of the process by which the Universe came into being Jewish Kabbalists also don t envision time and space as pre existing A wonderful symbolically fitting book cover The mysticism of the fortune teller mixed with traditiona Update I must add onethought to this review The Book Cover is not only lovely but now that I ve read the book I recognize this perfect design is symbolic to this story Jewish Kabbalists believe The Tree of Life to be a diagrammatic representation of the process by which the Universe came into being Jewish Kabbalists also don t envision time and space as pre existing A wonderful symbolically fitting book cover The mysticism of the fortune teller mixed with traditional Jewish beliefs and the story told in this novel adds up to one thing The Tree of Life Perfect.and Beautiful Wow.I thought this book was incredible and I had many reservations about reading it mixed reviews etc I ve lost HOURS of sleep but this book took my mi...The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin is a 2018 G.P Putnam s Sons publication In a novel, so centered on death, there is a tremendous amount of life and living within these pages.Beginning in 1969, the four Gold siblings boldly knock on the door of a fortune teller who then proceeds to impart to them the one thing nobody knows when they enter this world the exact day you will die For better or worse, Varya, Daniel, Klara and Simon cope with this heavy information, but, their approach to...See my exclusive interview with Chloe Benjamin about her novel The Immortalists hereThere are two major theories about how to stop aging It sounds like you re saying we can choose to live Or we can choose to survive Chloe Benjamin s The Immortalists is a thoughtfully executed novel written in simple, yet often poetic, prose that allowed the characters voices at their most forceful to shine on their own past the narrative itself More than that, it is a novel crafted around a question we See my exclusive interview with Chloe Benjamin about her novel The Immortalists hereThere are two major theori...I d rate this 4.5 stars.If you could know the exact day of your death, would you want to find out If you did find out, how would knowing that information affect how you lived your life These questions are at the heart of The Immortalists , Chloe Benjamin s deeply affecting and beautifully written new book.In 1969, growing up on New York s Lower East Side, the Gold siblings learn that there is a traveling fortune teller in their neighborhood who can tell anyone the day they will die While not I d rate this 4.5 stars.If you could know the exact day of your death, would you want to find out If you did find out, how would knowing that information affect how you lived your life These questions are at the heart of The Immortalists , Chloe Benjamin s deeply affecting and beautifully written new book.In 1969, growing up on New York s Lower East Side, the Gold siblings learn that there is a traveling fortune teller in their nei...The Immortalists Imagine you are a kid and together with your siblings you sneak out of the house to go see a gypsy woman who is said to be able predict the day you die It s 1969 in New York City s East side, and word has spread about a mystical woman, a traveling psychic.You go to see her and all of you get to hear your date.You go home and then Life goes on Will you believe this prophecy, will it influence the way you live Will you be able to handle it How will you live your...This was a Traveling Sisters Group Read, and only two of us were left standing in the Lush Coulee with the rest of the sisters leaving the coulee at or before the first goal of this book Thank you to Jennifer for reading this one with me, it was a pleasure and I loved the discussion this book brought out.4.5 stars This was such a memorable and interesting read that had such a unique storyline with a profound and special message within the pages of this book that had us asking ourselves so many This was a Traveling Sisters Group Read, and only two of us were left standing in the Lush Coulee with the rest of the sisters leaving the coulee at or before the first goal of this book Thank you to Jennifer for reading this one with me, it was a pleasure and I loved the discussion this book brought out.4.5 stars This was such a memorable and interesting read that had such a unique storyline with a profound and special message within the pages of this book that had us asking ourselves so many questions What if we could find out the date of our death Would we want to know Would it change the way that we would live our lives Is it fate or do we have the ability to change our fate Love life for what we have and live it to our greatest potential ...Chloe Benjamin s epic The Immortalists has us considering some of the most fundamental and complex questions about life and how we live it It is thought provoking as it asks does knowledge of our mortality make us live our life to the utmost or makes us fearful, guilty, and seek to outwit death It is 1969 and in Manhattan, New York, the 4 Jewish Gold children seek a light hearted encounter...Would you want to know when you will die It would give you a chance to live life to its fullest or could hang over you like a death sentence It s 1969 and the 4 young Gold siblings decide to chance it when a gypsy comes to town to find out when their expiration dates are up These prophecies dictate how their lives unfold because as much as they don t want to believe, their own self fulfilling prophecies will lead them down a path Simon, the youngest, lives his life recklessly trying to fulfi Would you want to know when you will die It would give you a chance to live life to its fullest or could hang over you like a death sentence...I didn t love everything about The Immortalists, but I found it powerful in parts, and especially at the end After giving it some thought, I m comfortable with a 4 star rating.The book focuses on four siblings At the beginning, as children and young teens growing up in Manhattan, they visit a fortune teller who tells them separately and secretly the date they will each die The rest of the book is broken into four parts, ea...

The Immortalists
  • English
  • 16 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 0735213186
  • Chloe Benjamin
  • The Immortalists