The Immortalists, Chloe Benjamin (3.0)
While the idea for this book was good, the actual story
didn’t live up to my expectations. The premise is that four young siblings
visit a fortuneteller known for predicting one’s exact date of death. The book
is broken into 4 sections, one in each sibling’s voice, which follows their
journey. The opportunity to illustrate and debate the concepts of
predestination and free will seems obvious, such as: if you believe you will die
young, will you engage in more risky behavior and thus fulfilling the
prediction? Unfortunately, these concepts were only analyzed effectively with
the first two siblings. The other two sections don’t make a lot of sense.
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