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Forever

by Pete Hamill

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Kind of slow, but really interesting. I read it a long time ago, but I still think about it once in a while. ( )
  jennbisk | Nov 23, 2009 |
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, one of my all time favorites! I loved the historical references for both Ireland and New York. It was a well done walk through time of a great city with a great true history and the main character, Cormac, was wonderful to follow for the journey. ( )
  twystedlocks | Nov 9, 2009 |
A completely enjoyable and compulsive read with characters you're encouraged to like and the author's love of New York is evident. I also appreciated his insistance on including African Americans and the very clever way he figured out how to take us from the birth of New York through to 9/11 and the World Trade Towers. I didn't particularly like the ending, but I seem to be having a hard time with endings overall. ( )
  mkunruh | Oct 21, 2009 |
Great for people who love books about New York. Deeply atmospheric and deliciously detailed. Mythic, mysterious, and fresh it is a book for people who are sick of reading the same story over and over. I was so pleasantly surprised by the quality of this novel that I bought copies for all my friends. It is at the top of my recommendation list. ( )
  plettie2 | Jul 8, 2009 |
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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0316341118, Hardcover)

This is the magical, epic tale of Cormac O'Connor, who arrives in New York City from Ireland in 1741 and remains, well, forever. For Cormac has been given the gift of immortality, but only on the condition that he never leave the island of Manhattan. Through Cormac's eyes, we watch the city transform from a burgeoning settlement on the tip of an untamed wilderness to the romantic, gaslit world of Edith Wharton's time, and finally to the pulsing, thriving metropolis of the present day. But this is also Cormac's story, as he explores the mysteries of time and immortality, death and loss, sex and love. Though his life is proof of enduring magic, the living of it takes place in a world that can be gloriously, or terribly, real.

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