Though, personally, this didn't bother me so much. The enchanting premise that seems to promise elements of magical realism and the fantastical is a little misleading, as there is very little about prophecies and destiny.
You should be aware that this is literary fiction and focuses in depth on the lives of four siblings. Though there were parts I enjoyed, I was left feeling underwhelmed and like I'd recommend many other similar books before recommending this one. I have a lot of mixed feelings about The Immortalists. "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. It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds. 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 and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality.Ī sweeping novel of remarkable ambition and depth, The Immortalists probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next. The prophecies inform their next five decades. The Gold children-four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness-sneak out to hear their fortunes. 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. If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life?
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