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The Ferryman Institute
The Ferryman Institute | Colin Gigl
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In this stunning, fantastical debut novel from a bold new voice in the bestselling traditions of Christopher Moore and Jasper Fforde, a ferryman for the dead finds his existence unraveling after making either the best decision or the biggest mistake of his immortal life. Ferryman Charlie Dawson saves dead peoplesomebody has to convince them to move on to the afterlife, after all. Having never failed a single assignment, he's acquired a reputation for success thats as legendary as it is unwanted. It turns out that serving as a Ferryman is causing Charlie to slowly lose his mind. Deemed too valuable by the Ferryman Institute to be let go and too stubborn to just give up in his own right, Charlies pretty much abandoned all hope of escaping his grim existence. Or he had, anyway, until he saved Alice Spiegel. To be fair, Charlie never planned on stopping Alice from taking her own lifethat sort of thing is strictly forbidden by the Institutebut he never planned on the President secretly giving him the choice to, either. Charlies not quite sure what to make of it, but Alice is alive, and its the first time hes felt right in more than two hundred years. When word of the incident reaches Inspector Javrouche, the Ferryman Institute's resident internal affairs liaison, Charlie finds he's in a world of trouble. But Charlies not about to lose the only living, breathing person hes ever saved without a fight. Hes ready to protect her from Javrouche and save Alice from herself, and hes willing to put the entire continued existence of mankind at risk to do it. Written in the same vein as bestselling modern classics such as The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde and A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, The Ferryman Institute is a thrilling supernatural adventure packed with wit and humor.
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The.Intentional.Reader
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A book about a society that “ferries” the dead into the afterlife. Yes, please

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Scott_BookInvasion
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Finally turned my audiobook collection into a spreadsheet so I can share it with friends and we can compare notes. Thought I had about 60 or so but turns out I have 134!! Gotta get to work! The Ferryman Institute was one of my favorites!

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Betty
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"...the memory came back, even if it was in hazy bits and pieces. It was a #bittersweet thing, as was the smile that accompanied it"
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Moray_Reads Great picture! 7y
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Scott_BookInvasion
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I'm only about 80%done but I just got through the 'trial' scene and found myself laughing and cheering for the good guy! That was awesome! I'm gonna call it and give this book 👍👍! ☠️🗝🚪🌀🏜😮😆😂👏👏🎉

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Scott_BookInvasion
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"Ah! A case of bullet hole shrinkage. Now where had she heard about that before? That's right, nowhere! Because it was fucking impossible!"

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TeeCee
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Curious description about guy who convinces dead people to move to afterlife - got my attention! Hoping to get some reading done this eve, snugged up on sofa. 😀

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BamBamSushi
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I enjoyed this book immensely. A Ferryman is one who tries to convince those who have died to move on to the afterlife. The main character is given a strange assignment that leads to mystery and mayhem. Such a great read. It has fun, thrills, and heart.

Scott_BookInvasion I did too! And I'm not even completely done with it. (Audiobook). One of my favorite parts - "Ah! A case of bullet hole shrinkage. Now where had she heard about that before? That's right, nowhere! Because it was fucking impossible!" 8y
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BamBamSushi

Next up. On pg 140 and loving it.

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I was really excited to read about a guide tired of leading the recently dead to their afterlife but just could not get into it. The characters seemed slapped together and the plot resembled a slapstick action movie with puns and the girl who can only be saved by our hero. I wanted something deeper and darker bit could not even appreciate it for what it ends up being.

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Betty
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Painting is of Charon, a mythological ferryman of the dead. BUT this book is about Charlie who is sarcastic, handsome, an expert in ferrying, and burnt out. Loving this book!