How To Live Forever

by Barry Burnett

Meet David Black, a young family doc whose solo practice has spectacularly tanked. So has his marriage; the two are not unrelated. His best friend, Oz, wants him to reinvent himself, offering Boulderites everything they need to live forever (or at least long enough for Oz to profit and retire). David balks. At first.What follows is a romp of a read, a comedy with heart — from the characters who staff the new clinic to pursuit by pheromone-crazed wildlife, a real live cliff-hanger, and the love that, in the end, might just save him. Visit the exotic New-Age mecca of Boulder, Colorado, and get to knowDavid, hapless idealist and reluctant hero,Junie Blanche, Ph.D. candidate and New Orleans immigrant,Oz Garcia, entrepreneur and Master of Bad Habits,Shriana, organic beauty and trophy wife aspirant,Don Gilmore, hypochondriac and hemp magnate,Cyrus P. Flint, slowly expiring longevity scientist,Miss Paula and Dr. Biggs, fearsomely muscular hormone hawkers,Beatriz Hanacanahuolipalipalulu, Kava Kava smuggler......and, of course, the happy but complicated staff of the Forever Quinn Quinn, former health guru and cross-dressing fugitive,Nancy Ouvenstrasser, lonely masseuse and closet intellectual,Adeline and Thomas Thinna, starving diet & fitness pros,and Howie Krishna, Yogitation instructor and actual Real Thing.( while many local statutes prohibit the sale of How To Live Forever as a wellness and longevity guide, there remains a modest danger that the reader may inadvertently absorb one if not more aspects of its much-touted 'Reasonable Approach to Semi-Optimal Health'.)

Genres: Fiction

388 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 8, 2011

Reviews

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m not sure if comedic books are my thing

An interesting cast of characters. The interconnecting relationships are interesting. The superficial plot line, a down on his luck Dr. resorting to running a clinic providing assorted “life extension” services provided a good backdrop for philosophizing.

I will admit that the pheromone seduction seen, and also my various wildlife including skunks, was well written and had me literally laughing out loud.

[D.L. Morrese · Rating 4 out of 5]

David Black is a family doctor with a sense of professional and personal ethics, a person who puts his patients above his profits. This may be a rare thing. When his family practice begins to fail, his business manager proposes something cutting edge (and poorly researched) — Human Growth Hormone Injections.

This is not the kind of book I normally pick up, but I grabbed it during a free Kindle promo. It's cute—kind of a light, romantic comedy. The title question led me to expect a Sci-Fi element, but it is a bit misleading because the question is never answered.

The characters and story are fun and engaging. There are more typos than I like to see, but the writing is very good overall.

[Dana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just not my cup of tea

[anita p. bunch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Lively. Intelligent. Funny. Great characters. Will look for more by this author. Wish I didn't have to come up with five more words. The first three said it all.

[Lyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fictional. Somewhat humorous.

[Jose · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh!
Very hard to find motivation to read this drivel...
Bad!