My 9th book from the 30 Books to Celebrate 30 Years of Writers and Company, representing 2013 in the list. 

The book opens with a woman assassinating a german man. She dies, and is born. She dies shortly after, and is born yet again, to live. And so we get the glimpse of the life of Ursula Beresford Todd, a woman who is reborn every time she dies. She doesn’t remember her past lives, not really-- but will, in a few lives, see a psychiatrist for her persistent deja vu. Sometimes she lives a long time, and sometimes not. The entertaining and engaging part of this novel felt similar to the fun of the old “choose your own adventure books” -- you never really knew which choice would take you to the “you died” page. Or how many different choices could end at the same page. 

Despite many pages nearly repeating, Kate Atkinson gives us something different every time. I never felt bored, despite reading some scenes a dozen or more times! I kept waiting for the life that would take us to the scene at the start, or whether she’d manage to escape a fate previously fallen to. 

I thought this book was super entertaining. I didn’t think it was all that deep and it certainly wasn’t challenging. Its just a great book to take you along for a really enjoyable ride. Definitely recommended!