Reincarnation Blues

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A wildly imaginative novel about a man who is reincarnated over ten thousand lifetimes to be with his one true love: Death herself.

«Tales of gods and men akin to Neil Gaiman's Sandman as penned by a kindred spirit of Douglas Adams.»—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
First we live. Then we die. And then . . . we get another try?
Ten thousand tries, to be exact. Ten thousand lives to “get it right.” Answer all the Big Questions. Achieve Wisdom. And Become One with Everything.
Milo has had 9,995 chances so far and has just five more lives to earn a place in the cosmic soul. If he doesn't make the cut, oblivion awaits. But all Milo really wants is to fall forever into the arms of Death. Or Suzie, as he calls her.
More than just Milo's lover throughout his countless layovers in the Afterlife, Suzie is literally his reason for living—as he dives into one new existence after another, praying for the day he'll…

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sharon sapphirahas quoted6 years ago
“ ‘Love’ ” said Suzie, “and ‘in love’ aren’t always the same thing. ‘In love’ is a human thing. Chemicals. ‘Love’ is cosmic. I love you, too.”
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sharon sapphirahas quoted6 years ago
“Who says Perfection is even desirable?” he asked.
“What do you mean?”
“What if I like my imperfections?” Milo asked. “I mean, when they say ‘imperfect,’ they’re talking about human desires, right? Like wanting someone to love you, and having a cool job and a car, and your kids go to college, and people admire you. And painful things, like if your mom dies, or you live in poverty and danger, or you have diabetes, or raccoons get in your garbage. That’s called ‘being alive.’ ”
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