INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BOOK
Publisher : Dylan Tuccillo
Publication date : April 17, 2025
Format: Paperback and ebook
Print length : 344 pages
Genre: Magical Realism Fiction
MY PERSONAL OPINION OF “The Men Who Lived Forever”
I got the book as an ARC from Sirensbook. The ARC was digital, so I read it on my Kindle. I was happy I got the book, and of course, as part of getting the book for free, I wrote a review.
The book’s main character is Jeff Martin, a retired therapist in New York, who is snared to Coney Island with the Devil and five of his previous patients: The Riper, Blackbeard, Elvis Presley, The Buddha, and Santa Claus.
I enjoyed this book from the very beginning. I truly enjoyed the main character; he was flawed and perfect at the same time.
The originality of the backstory of each “patient”, The Reaper, The Buddha, Elvis, Blackbeard, the Big Man, and The Devil was extraordinary. I enjoyed the Big Man’s backstory the most.
The main character, through his own story with his love, Nat, is also so interesting.
I could relate and at the same time question him… I felt for Nat, but also saw her flaws and how time (20 years) just passed her by, with him but without him.
I like reading quirky, funny books and this one added suspense and horror, so yes, I enjoyed every bit of it until its last page.
PREMISE OF THE BOOK AS FOUND IN AMAZON / GOODREADS:
The novel follows Jeff Martin, a New York City therapist who becomes entangled in a plot orchestrated by one of his patients-the Devil himself. It recalls recent works such as The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Midnight Library, in that it also balances a grounded sense of reality with glimmers of enchantment.
Jeff is a therapist for New York City’s elite, and throughout the years he’s had some strange clients. But the Devil is his strangest client of all. To make matters worse, Jeff’s going through a personal crisis, triggered by a painful breakup.
When they arrive in Coney Island, the Devil has a surprise-a few of Jeff’s former patients are there to meet them. The Grim Reaper, Blackbeard the Pirate, the Buddha, an elderly Elvis Presley, and an imposing figure in black furs who calls himself the Big Man. Each one is a piece in the Devil’s dangerous puzzle-Jeff is sure of it. Meanwhile, Jeff’s own mental state takes a nose dive as memories of his failed relationship rise to the surface.
Jeff struggles to solve this puzzle, to figure out the Devil’s plan, but he’s running out of time. They’ve reached Stony Point Park, a dark and icy pier on the edge of the city, and Jeff is presented with a choice.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
More books written by Dylan Scott Tuccillo
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