2019-09-03

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2019-09-03 08:20 am
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2019/87: The Immortalists -- Chloe Benjamin

2019/87: The Immortalists -- Chloe Benjamin
It’s the prophecy, something he would very much like to forget but has instead dragged behind him all these years. He hates the woman for giving it to him, and he hates himself for believing her. If the prophecy is a ball, his belief is its chain; it is the voice in his head that says Hurry, says Faster, says Run. [p. 77]


In the summer of '69, the four Gold siblings -- Simon, Klara, Daniel and Varya -- visit a fortune teller, who tells each of them, with perfect accuracy, the date on which they will die.
no spoilers )