Reviewed by Courtnee Turner Hoyle for Readers’ Favorite
Jaime Reyes shares his stories and others about auto resuscitation
in his book, The Lazarus Syndrome. From infancy to older age,
Reyes experienced the phenomenon many times during his life. He
details the incidents and discusses other, similar situations where
those thought to have died have spontaneously reawakened. In the
first section of the book, Reyes includes information about near
death experiences, Elon Musk’s Neuralink, and cryopreservation. He
supplies details about a longevity study in which he is a participant.
Reyes also outlines historical and modern-day revivals and the
statistics surrounding life expectancy after auto resuscitation. In the
second part, the author covers his time in the military during the
Vietnam War and his brushes with death and rounds out the
memoir with details about his law enforcement career.
Jaime Reyes intrigues readers with this topic and satiates their
curiosity about the subject, even though he speaks about certain
events that are still somewhat unexplainable. The conversational
approach allows readers to follow along easily as he details
experiences related to the material. Like me, you may have read
some instances of individuals suddenly awakening after physicians
pronounced them dead. However, it seems the occurrence is more
common than I believed before reading the book. In addition to the
uncanny instances during his life, the author includes how to
graduate college early, information which could be very useful for
college students. If you have struggled after a similar situation,
Reyes’s words may provide comfort that you are not alone. Readers
who enjoy medical mysteries and straightforward narration will love The Lazarus Syndrome.
