What would you do if you knew the date of your death?
The Immortalists follows the lives of the four Gold siblings - Simon, Klara, Daniel and Varya - as they navigate their worlds after learning their prophecies from a traveling psychic. Simon leaves for San Fransisco to find love. Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician. Daniel works as an army doctor post 9/11. Varya immerses herself in longevity research. Each sibling reacted differently to learning the date of their death. And the way they subsequently lived their lives was directly impacted.
I enjoyed how the book was broken up in to section which focused on each sibling's life. It allowed the readers to get an in-depth view of how s/he approached life and how the date was always hanging over his/her head.
This story is a roller coaster of emotions. You feel a connection to each of the siblings as they navigate their world. You feel the connection they have to making the most of their lives and coming to an understanding of what is most important.
The story makes you think of mortality and what you would do if you knew how long you had to live. When you have less time you often live life to the fullest taking advantage of all the moments you are given. When you have more time you can get trapped in the monotony of daily activities and forget to be spontaneous.
This book lives up to all of the hype and will stick with me for a long time.
The Immortalists follows the lives of the four Gold siblings - Simon, Klara, Daniel and Varya - as they navigate their worlds after learning their prophecies from a traveling psychic. Simon leaves for San Fransisco to find love. Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician. Daniel works as an army doctor post 9/11. Varya immerses herself in longevity research. Each sibling reacted differently to learning the date of their death. And the way they subsequently lived their lives was directly impacted.
I enjoyed how the book was broken up in to section which focused on each sibling's life. It allowed the readers to get an in-depth view of how s/he approached life and how the date was always hanging over his/her head.
This story is a roller coaster of emotions. You feel a connection to each of the siblings as they navigate their world. You feel the connection they have to making the most of their lives and coming to an understanding of what is most important.
The story makes you think of mortality and what you would do if you knew how long you had to live. When you have less time you often live life to the fullest taking advantage of all the moments you are given. When you have more time you can get trapped in the monotony of daily activities and forget to be spontaneous.
This book lives up to all of the hype and will stick with me for a long time.