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Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)

Kate Atkinson

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. Week 1: More Than 500 Pages

* Week 1: Introduction
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Mar 07, 2013 Hannah Norman rated it really liked it

I loved this book. The only reason it didn't get all 5 stars was because it was a bit tedious at times and the chapter about Ursula and Eva was a bit dragging. However, this is one of the most clever books I have read in a long time. There were times I was confused, which normally bothers me, but with this book I enjoyed piecing it together. ...more

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Dec 21, 2014 Michelle rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: abandoned

Imagine being handed a single book and being told this is the only book you can read. Now read it. Over and over and over again.

That is this book in the nutshell. The book starts with the birth of the main character. Then she dies. That's not so much a spoiler, it's pretty much the plot. She dies and the story zips back to her birth and re-tells itself again from that beginning till the next time she dies. Each time she is born she lives a bit longer and dies a bit differently. I got about half ...more

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Mar 02, 2013 Michelle Adams rated it liked it

I wanted to absolute love this book but it just couldn't happen. The premise of the book is unique and captivated my interest but there were some parts that felt that they just dragged on and the timeline felt a little confusing at times. Overall a pretty decent read. ...more

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Aug 21, 2017 ktouton rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit

I found I had many questions after finishing this book.

I found all the new lives very hard to follow. By the end, I couldn't figure out which life I was on and when they started. In my mind it became a jumbled mess. ...more

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