A review by bookswithjk
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

challenging reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

On the one hand, this book reads as a tale of love, loss and sorrow. It is a story about a man incapable of “dying” forced to relive his entire life over and over again, able to remember everything from each previous incarnation, mirrors by a similar man with higher ambition. The first half crawls at a glacial pace, with Harry introduced to us through his different lives in what is at times a tedious manner. However, once we hit halfway, the story immediately picks up. 
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