Some of the historical descriptions were interesting but Cormac seemed like a plot device rather than a real person. Forever is fueled by the cruel dictates of history - corruption, exploitation, murder - but it wholeheartedly celebrates human goodness at every turn. (see profile) 08/14/09 The book was too long and the characters were not engaging. 'A grand, dark, swashbuckling, yet essentially simple tale about a man's lifelong journey from revenge to mercy, hate to love.'- Jodi Daynard, Boston Globe Cormac O'Connor plays a role in a slave revolt, the American Revolution, and the great fire of 1835.O'Connor thinks, 'No many people know anything about their own past and New Yorkers are the most amnesiac of all.' Forever should change that.'- Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today 30, 2002 Journalist and author Hamill (the novel Loving Women, 1989 Why Sinatra Matters, 1998, etc.) offers a chronicle of 250 years of Manhattan life as experienced by an immortal Irish immigrant. 'New York grows from a village-with wolves stalking its forests - in a town and eventually a city. FOREVER by Pete Hamill RELEASE DATE: Dec.

At the same time it is a serious look at what makes a city more than just bricks and mortar.'- Tom Walker, Denver Post 'A swashbuckling, ribald tale told with flair and, sometimes, unbridled emotion. Forever is old-fashioned storytelling at a gallop.'- Washington Post Book World

Forever a novel by pete hamill