The Immortalists has been one of my favorite literary reads in recent memory. Chloe Benjamin gives unique voice to four alternating narrators, all siblings, who tempt fate by finding out the date they will die when they are just children. That knowledge will shape the way they live and the choices they will make.
Simon heads to the West Coast to push life to the limits. Klara takes an uncharted path as an illusionist. Daniel looks for security in the medical field. And, oldest sister Varya goes into longevity research. Their lives intersect in unexpected ways, and the prophecy affects them all differently.
Benjamin creates a narrative that is reminiscent of William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury. It’s an engaging novel that keeps readers wanting to know the fate and fortune of these siblings.
Simon heads to the West Coast to push life to the limits. Klara takes an uncharted path as an illusionist. Daniel looks for security in the medical field. And, oldest sister Varya goes into longevity research. Their lives intersect in unexpected ways, and the prophecy affects them all differently.
Benjamin creates a narrative that is reminiscent of William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury. It’s an engaging novel that keeps readers wanting to know the fate and fortune of these siblings.