THE COINCIDENCE MAKERS
by Yoav Blum is a very
imaginative novel and the US debut for its best-selling Israeli author. ... What if you worked for a secret group where
your job was to study other people and use the knowledge about their habits and
beliefs to make coincidences happen? That is exactly what Guy, Emily and Eric
do. In the process, there is plenty of opportunity to reflect on why things
happen. At one point the author
contrasts people standing at one end of a continuum (those who believe that everything
is coincidental) and those at the other end (who are sure there is a plan and
nothing happens randomly). Blum says, “people standing at the two extremes are
the happiest people in the world. At both
ends. Do you know why? Because they don’t ask why. Never. Not at all.”
THE COINCIDENCE MAKERS involves romance, mystery and adventure centered on fate and free will. As one character muses, "you didn't get to new places when you followed the same path every day." You
will stretch your thinking and be surprised by this unique and sophisticated novel
which received a starred review from Booklist. And finally, here’s an
apt description from Publishers Weekly: "Blum rides the delicate
balance between the world of the truly unbelievable and the universe you can
see if you squint your eyes just right." THE COINCIDENCE MAKERS is one of my favorite books of the year so far.
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