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Meet Me in Another Life: A Novel

Catriona Silvey
4.0 / 5.0
Published: 2021

Description

Thora and Santi meet in Cologne, and then they die. They meet again in a different city, under different circumstances, and they die once more. Bound by a mysterious, recurring cycle, these two strangers are destined to collide across infinite lifetimes. In one existence, they are colleagues; in another, they are mentor and student, or perhaps something more complicated. As they navigate these shifting realities, they struggle to understand why they are tethered together and what they owe to one another in this life and the next. This novel is a brilliant, genre-defying exploration of love, identity, and the choices that define us. By moving beyond traditional romance tropes, it examines the multifaceted nature of human connection, highlighting the intimacy between two people who learn to love each other in every possible iteration. With prose that is as sharp as it is deeply moving, the narrative asks a profound question: if you had an eternity to get it right, would you ever stop trying? It is a beautifully crafted puzzle that rewards the patient reader, offering a hauntingly tender look at how we shape the people around us, and how, in turn, they shape the very soul of who we become.

Customer Reviews

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Lisa Frampton
January 16, 2024
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An amazing novel

This book was such a new take on a theme that has been used by many authors. As soon as I finished it, I started it over because I wanted to see it from a different perspective now that I understood the meaning of it all. Two beautiful, thought out characters that pull you in on every story line. It was slightly confusing for the first three chapters but once I "got it" I could not put it down. She does an outstanding job of blending a difficult concept with science, imagery and emotions that make it truly a one of a kind read. I will be reading it for a third time to see what other little details I missed. Loved this book.
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Kindle Customer
May 4, 2021
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Slow in the beginning, but ultimately worth it

Unlike seemingly a lot of reviews here, I really dislike the beginning for - say - about the first 50% of the book. I was determined to give it a negative rating up until the last half. I understood what the author was doing, that it was important for us to see Thora and Santi together in all these lifetimes, but they were just mostly unlikable for a lot of these lifetimes. We were just told how angry Thora was and how calm Santi was and it felt like there was no more depth to them than that, what we were explicitly told. I loved the last half of the book, though. They had to make decisions on their own, actually act human in different situations. They finally got soke depth and a more cohesive plot began to form. And I think it worked out really well.
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Monica Restrepo
November 8, 2024
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Not what I expected

This book had such a cool concept. I like the fact that every chapter is a different story within the story. For some reason I had the concept of the book all wrong in my mind. I thought this was a romance and I guess on its own it was a love story but not the one you would think. The characters got a little annoying at one point but I think that was also intentional since you get so many different versions of the same character. They can't stay the same. I'm a little disappointed with the resolution of this story. I was expecting something different, again because of what I thought it was about, so I felt like it was dragged so long and then that ending ugh. Overall, it was an enjoyable read.