The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

The Immortalists

Chloe Benjamin

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical magical realism dark reflective sad medium-paced
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It's 1969, and holed up in a grimy tenement building in New York's Lower East Side is a travelling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the date they will die. The four Gold children, too young for what they're about to hear, sneak out to ...

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Community Reviews

3.72
based on 34,375 reviews

Moods

emotional: 79%

reflective: 65%

sad: 59%

dark: 45%

mysterious: 32%

challenging: 20%

adventurous: 16%

hopeful: 14%

tense: 14%

inspiring: 11%

funny: 2%

informative: 2%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
70% of readers chose medium
19% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
26% of readers chose A mix
68% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

63% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

81% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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