The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacethrillerpsychologicalfastfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is sweeping, fresh and emotional. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes. Until now. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. 'I nearly missed you, Doctor August, ' she says.
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- Author
- Claire North
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 416
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- Open Library
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