DNF at page 50.
I placed The Immortalists on my TBR list because of its fascinating dust-cover description: New York, 1969. Four siblings visit a psychic, who reveals the dates of their deaths. How does this knowledge shape the rest of their lives?
Spooky idea, hey? I thought so.
Reality: Immortalists was a slog. I happily ditched at page 50.
The writing is jagged, lifeless, and utterly without humour. The tense is bizarre. A potentially-wonderful theme is buried by ridiculous prose and unnecessary tangents. (I don’t care about a brown, Sicilian donkey called Antonio.) There are lots of cliche ideas about self-fulfilling prophecies, freedom vs. fate, etc.
Conclusion: Contemporary fiction is still not my genre.
The Details:
- The Book:Â The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
- Published:Â 2018, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- My Copy: via KFPL
- Read date: February 1, 2019
- Rating: DNF
The Geeky Jock 
Thank you for your review. Saved me from reading this.
Ha ha, you’re welcome! 🙂 I’m sure there are a lot of people out there that LOVE this book — it’s rated quite highly on GoodReads — but it simply wasn’t my cup of tea!