Nazemian once again expertly navigates multiple time lines, interweaving moments of the various time periods ... This clever approach to the potential of immortality is equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking.
Dense with facts, speckled with hope; will appeal to patient, philosophical readers ... Lily and the London scene are delightful, but the boys’ misery-plagued romance, unfolding amid centuries of historical details, sometimes becomes a slog.
Weighty ... The nonlinear plot is occasionally confusing, and the period-specific dialogue is somewhat overwrought. Nevertheless, Nazemian artfully spins a resonant, melancholy charting of the central duo’s uneven progress toward social equity and personal acceptance alongside their yearning for joy and their stirring love story.
