I believe that when people die, they go to the same place as all the people who haven't yet been born. That's why it's called the world to come, because that's where they make the new souls for the future. And the reward when good people die is that they get to help make the people in their families who haven't been born yet. Extraordinary stories begin with an extraordinary moment - like when lonely divorcee Benjamin Ziskind steals a million-dollar painting during a singles' cocktail event at a New York museum. ...
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I believe that when people die, they go to the same place as all the people who haven't yet been born. That's why it's called the world to come, because that's where they make the new souls for the future. And the reward when good people die is that they get to help make the people in their families who haven't been born yet. Extraordinary stories begin with an extraordinary moment - like when lonely divorcee Benjamin Ziskind steals a million-dollar painting during a singles' cocktail event at a New York museum. Convinced that the painting used to hang on the wall of his family living room before his parents died, he seizes his chance in that split second to hold on to the family past in an uncertain present. So begins an awe-inspiring journey for Ben and his twin sister Sara, one that not only gives them reason to see both the painting and their parents in new and startling ways, but which also takes them to the very boundaries of life itself - in this world, and the world to come...
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This novel is creative, interesting, impactful, and thoroughly enjoyable. The author has a gift for story-telling. If you like a book with a little bit of intrigue, a little bit of romance, and a lofty ending, you'll enjoy this one.
JeannieB
Apr 21, 2011
Super story!
If you have read other books Dara Horn has written you will be so pleased with "The World to Come" - she has done it again - a great book!
If you have not read her before, get ready for a delight
You will love it, and then want to read her other titles :)
Raphy
Apr 26, 2007
a good book
A good book which would have been a great one except for the final chapter which did not quite work. Still, very well written: I admire the way she weaves together Russian and Soviet horrors with Vietnam, with the present and with heavenly fantasy. I look forward to reading more of her fiction.
