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Title	:	Forever
Author	:	Pete Hamill
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 613 pages
Published	:	November 3rd 2003 by Back Bay Books (first published October 1st 2002)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. New York. Magical Realism. Science Fiction. Time Travel

Forever Paperback | Pages: 613 pages

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This widely acclaimed bestseller is the magical, epic tale of an extraordinary man who arrives in New York in 1740 and remains . . . forever.

Through the eyes of Cormac O'Connor -- granted immortality as long as he never leaves the island of Manhattan -- we watch New York grow from a tiny settlement on the tip of an untamed wilderness to the thriving metropolis of today. And through Cormac's remarkable adventures in both love and war, we come to know the city's buried secrets -- the way it has been shaped by greed, race, and waves of immigration, by the unleashing of enormous human energies, and, above all, by hope.

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Original Title:	Forever
ISBN:	0316735698 (ISBN13: 9780316735698)
Edition Language:	English

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This was not the book that I expected it to be. Every plot summary of this novel describes it as a history of New York City as experienced by a man who is granted immortality only so long as he never leaves the island of Manhattan. Granted, that does happen, but first you have to slog through an annoying, practically-a-novel-in-and-of-itself three hundred pages of trifling back-story. That would have been fine if only it had been more interesting. Hamill seems to back himself into a corner with

Magical realism arrives in New York City when Cormac O'Connor arrives in the late eighteenth century to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hand of the evil Earl of Warren. His quest brings him in contact with the black slave, Congo, who he befriends on the boat to America and who assists him in his mission and then bestows upon him the gift of immortality.Through Cormac's eyes we see the history of New York City unfolding through the years as he must fight the Warrens through the succeeding

I really appreciate this book. I wasn't necessarily expecting to. A co-worker recommended it saying it was one of her top 3 favorite books, so i decided to read. This book takes you through the history of Manhattan, beginning in the 18th century to current day following 9/11, from the point of view of Irish immigrant Cormac, who travels to America to avenge his fathers death. Spanning 300 years starting with the 1700's Irish Catholic/Protestant conflict, the "Old Religion" and his journey to

I picked this one up because Id heard it was a great way to learn about the history of New York City. As the back cover summary explains, one man is offered immortality with the condition that he can never leave the island of Manhattan. The problem is, that twist is given away before you open the book and yet 200 pages into the story it still hasnt even happened. So you find yourself just waiting for it, instead of allowing yourself to be taken in by the rest of the tale.The first 100 pages or

This book is truly a love letter to New York. Pete Hamill has taken a tantalizing idea what would you do if you were granted immortality? and envisions it through the eyes of an Irish teen, Cormac O'Connor.The book's highest points shine when Hamill documents real people and places in Manhattan. The reader comes along for the journey of New York growing from a wild village into one of the greatest cities on Earth.The disconnect occurs when Hamill describes the mythical happenings that take



I am a bit offended by the current "number one" review that says people either "get" this book or hate it. Just because I hate it does not mean I did not get it. A book that is about a man who lives forever is going to face challenges. It is either going to be epicly long or going to skim and jump without real depth, or some combination of the two. This book mostly jumped and skipped. This made it hard to become emotionally involved with the book. Because of this, I was planning to give the book