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Again and Again
Again and Again | Jonathan Evison
11 posts | 10 read | 8 to read
From one of America's greatest, most creative novelists comes Again and Again, a poignant and endlessly surprising story about love lost, found, and redeemed Eugene "Geno" Miles is living out his final days in a nursing home, bored, curmudgeonly, and struggling to connect with his new nursing assistant, Angel, who is understandably skeptical of Geno's insistence on having lived not just one life but many--all the way back to medieval Spain, where, as a petty thief, he first lucked upon true love only to lose it, and spend the next thousand years trying to recapture it. Who is Geno? A lonely old man clinging to his delusions and rehearsing his fantasies, or a legitimate anomaly, a thousand-year-old man who continues to search for the love he lost so long ago? As Angel comes to learn the truth about Geno, so, too, does the reader, and as his miraculous story comes to a head, so does the biggest truth of all: that love--timeless, often elusive--is sometimes right in front of us.
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Victoriahoperose
Again and Again | Jonathan Evison
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Mehso-so

I don‘t know about this one. Even though this wasn‘t a super long book, I just felt like it drug on for forever. I honestly kept hanging on for Angel because I loved his character. It game Big Fish vibes at first, but then just fell flat for me. Cool concept. Some interesting things, but overall, I didn‘t love this one.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 7h
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Susanita
Again and Again | Jonathan Evison
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Eugene claims to have lived several past lives, from Spain and Italy to Oregon and California, and even spent time as a cat in Chelsea. This is a very intriguing story, and I can‘t wait to see #whereintheworld it goes next.

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Kboltz
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Pickpick

I had never heard of this author or this book and all I can say is..read it now! Not since the Notebook have I felt such a read. Eugene is living out his life in a home and his past life stories are there to back up his long lost loves. I loved this book!!!!❤️. Just read it!

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Melkyl
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Pickpick

I devoured this #BOTM club book. It kept me guessing as to what was really going on with the main character, Eugene. It overall had a very intriguing premise. Through it all, I loved to love story…the idea of a love that transcends centuries and even lifetimes.

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Cathyloves2read
Again and Again | Jonathan Evison
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Pickpick

I finished reading about a minute ago, and am typing this review with tears in my eyes. The book ended so beautifully. The story made a lot of twists and turns in its way to the end. It wasn‘t all happy, some parts were very sad and disturbing. This man, Gino, lived quite a life (or lives?). I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and look forward to reading more by this author. I highly recommend this read.

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Aims42
Again and Again | Jonathan Evison
Pickpick

Themes: Epic stories, Multiple timelines, “Big Fish” movie feel (totally agree with you @jdiehr 👍)

This was a very interesting book, at times I felt like there was almost too much going on, but it oddly worked. I keep typing and deleting what I‘ve typed because I don‘t want to spoil anything. I‘m just going to say it was a pick, I‘m glad it was a BOTM option 👍

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jdiehr
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Pickpick

Two months in a row now, my #botm books have been excellent!

Again and Again is about a man named Eugene who is nearing the end of his life (or, maybe just THIS life) in a nursing home.

BOTM said if you like the movie Big Fish, you will like this book, and I agree 💯

Is Eugene just a batty old man or has he lived multiple lives searching for his true love through them all?

I will be recommending this book again and again...

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m m adding this one to my next box!! 12mo
TEArificbooks I liked this one too 12mo
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jdiehr
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"Don't tell me life is short."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

Aims42 Can‘t wait to start this, it sounds so interesting 😊 12mo
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LeslieO
Again and Again | Jonathan Evison
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Oh Lordy, I have no self control. #BOTM

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BookwormAHN
Again and Again | Jonathan Evison
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I was a little lukewarm on the main picks but I wanted My Darling Girl and Again and Again sounds interesting. What did everyone else pick 😺
#BOTM