Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
This book. Seriously loved it. It came at the right time. It's been sitting in a stack of books for a month or so, I can't believe I managed to hold off as long as I did before I grabbed it and settled in for a good read. Equal parts humor, sentiment, reflection, and whimsy, Michael Poore's novel about one man's 10,000 lifetimes was such an enjoyable reading experience. Milo is a character that will stay with you long after you've finished the book. So Milo has lived 9,995 lives; in the life he has just recently departed, he's eaten by a shark, after having an otherwise pretty good day. He's back on the other side, meeting Death--a woman named Suzie (she prefers that to "Death") and falling back into their love affair. Yes, Milo and Suzie have been lovers for centuries. Suzie isn't all that happy being Death, and tempts fate by quitting. Meanwhile, Milo has only 5 lives left to reach perfection/get it right/know all the answers in or...