Life After Life: A Novel

By Kate Atkinson

What if you could live again and again, until you got it right? Darkly comic, startlingly poignant, and utterly original.

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Published Apr 2, 2013

Average rating: 7.06

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Readers say *Life After Life* offers a fascinating and original concept likened to a literary "Groundhog Day," exploring multiple possibilities within...

Paisley
Jan 25, 2026
8/10 stars
I was hooked from the beginning, then about 2/3 of the way through, I wanted it to be over with. Then it got better and I am glad I finished. Some parts I found myself thinking backwards on "How Did we get here." Having it on the ebooks was very helpful for searching when something sounded familiar and I needed a refresher on how that character impacted our main character in an earlier life.
thenextgoodbook
Sep 04, 2025
6/10 stars
A very well written book that in some ways reminded me of "groundhog day" the movie. Having said that it did kind of get tedious to me in parts. I can see why it is getting rave reviews but for me it was just good- not great.
LTC
Nov 20, 2024
Book #24: Ro nominated, Carol hosted!
Lindsey Buck
Jul 23, 2026
4/10 stars
This book could have had potential if 100 or so pages had been cut from it. It has a good concept but it just drags on and on, to the point where you just don’t care anymore.
LadyLocke77
Nov 14, 2025
4/10 stars
I liked the idea of this but it was very hard to follow.

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