‘I have devoured this novel. Not just a genius concept, this is a beautifully written book with characters so real that by the end you’ll swear you’d really met them. A brilliant debut.’

‘Who Wants to Live Forever is dazzling: a cold hard reckoning with reality; a constantly surprising feat of imagination, philosophy, humanity, warmth and love.’

‘The best book I have read this year’

‘Both a timeless romance, and a thought-provoking exploration of the state and future of the world, Who Wants To Live Forever is a bold, inventive novel about the human experience which dares to leave the reader pondering the biggest mystery of all: the meaning of life.’

‘Who Wants To Live Forever probes and searches, like the best fiction does, without necessarily providing answers to the questions it asks. What gives a human life value? Does more time on this earth actually equate to more happiness? What even is happiness? This is a novel of love and of ambition, of regrets and of acceptance, written by a writer in possession of a keen insight and a powerful empathy. Highly compelling.’

‘A wonderfully entertaining and deeply thought-provoking novel that asks serious and substantial questions about how we live now, how we might end up living, and how we actually want to live. I loved all these characters so much – Uose’s skilful and sensitive depiction of their conflicts and desires is a triumph. This is a must-read book for 2025, especially for fans of Gabrielle Zevin and Kim Stanley Robinson.’

‘An urgent and timely book that handles its subjects with patience and affection. Full of longing, the ache of hindsight and the unnerving slide into capitalism’s latest stage.’

‘An ambitious novel expertly executed; full of twists, turns and tenderness’

‘I loved it so much I wanted it go on forever’

‘Who Wants to Live Forever is a deeply affecting novel about timing, family, desire, the fetishization of youth, the pursuit of greatness, and what we might be willing to sacrifice along the way. Hanna Thomas Uose has created a fully realized future; like the best speculative fiction, this novel holds a magnifying glass to familiar horrors: climate change, the evils of the pharmaceutical industry, international politics, and class disparities. But she’s also created memorable flesh and blood characters around this philosophical debate of eternity; their love and their losses will stick with me for, well, forever.’