janewhitehurst 's review for:

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

3.0

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While I admire Kate Atkinson's writing, I thought this book was too just disjointed to be very enjoyable. The main character is reborn each time she dies and is given another chance to change her life. She doesn't necessarily remember her past lives but has vague feelings and premonitions to not repeat bad choices. The trouble for me was keeping the lives and dates straight. It seemed as if characters would appear out of nowhere while others would be killed off with just one sentence and no follow up. I definitely appreciated the book more after discussing it with a book club. It's like the tv show lost; if you discuss it enough, everyone's interpretation adds something to the table until you have a more whole understanding of what the author may have been trying to communicate.